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

Abstract

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.