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Seasonal Dynamics of Physiological Parameters in Elderly Men Living in the European North of Russia

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The study of physiological processes in elderly people, especially in the chronobiological aspect, is of current interest. The subjects of the study were a group of elderly inhabitants (n = 18, average age 69.3 ± 6.5 years) of a nursing house (Syktyvkar, 61°04″ NL) who were surveyed 4 times within a year. The goal of the work is to study the dynamic of the physiological parameters (anthropometric, cardio-respiratory, psychophysiological, etc.) of elderly people in different seasons of the year in the European North of Russia. Our results showed that living conditions and age-related changes in the organism modify the amplitude of seasonal changes in the physiological parameters.

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Loginova, T.P., Eseva, T.V. & Bojko, E.R. Seasonal Dynamics of Physiological Parameters in Elderly Men Living in the European North of Russia. Adv Gerontol 9, 135–140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057019020139

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