Leisure-time physical activity ≤4.68 MET-hours/week (P=0.007) and glycosylated hemoglobin >7.5% (P=0.002) independently predicted the occurrence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in T2DM patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=105)
Do leisure-time physical activity and glycemic control predict cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Maintaining leisure-time physical activity above 4.68 MET-hours/week and HbA1c below 7.5% may help prevent cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
BACKGROUND: Though cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); still, there is lack of clarity on pathophysiological correlates for its onset and progression. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive ability of lifestyle and cardiometabolic risk factors for CAN in T2DM patients. METHODS: A total of 105 Indian T2DM patients were recruited in the present study. Cardiometabolic risk factors, such as glycemic control, lipids, resting heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and lifestyle risk parameters, such as physical activity levels and sleep quality were assessed. Standard cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests were performed for diagnosing CAN by Ewing's criteria. RESULTS: Leisure-time physical activity and glycosylated hemoglobin were significant independent predictors of CAN in T2DM. Leisure-time physical activity and glycosylated hemoglobin predicted the occurrence of CAN at cutoff values ≤4.68 metabolic equivalent-hours per week (P = .007) and >7.5% (P = .002), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The T2DM patients should be encouraged to engage in leisure-time physical activity of at least 4.68 metabolic equivalent-hours per week (equivalent to 1.2 h of walk or 0.6 h of jog per week) and therapeutic strategies for controlling hyperglycemia in T2DM should aim to reduce glycosylated hemoglobin below 7.5% to reduce CAN occurrence.
Bhati et al. (Mon,) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=105). Leisure-time physical activity and glycemic control was evaluated on Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN). Leisure-time physical activity ≤4.68 MET-hours/week (P=0.007) and glycosylated hemoglobin >7.5% (P=0.002) independently predicted the occurrence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in T2DM patients.