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Do people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes have different physical activity patterns compared to matched controls?
Do people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes have different physical activity patterns compared to matched controls?
Objective measurements demonstrate that individuals with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes have a more sedentary lifestyle compared to matched controls, independent of BMI.
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Highlights sedentary time assessment in new T2D; hypothesis-generating for causality and targeted interventions.
AIMS: To evaluate physical activity in people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes using objective measures. METHODS: We analysed data from a study aimed at assessing carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in which a piezoelectric accelerometer was worn by 100 people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes and by 100 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Differences in physical activity patterns were investigated. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the people with Type 2 diabetes spent significantly more time engaged in sedentary or lower level activities during the day, with a mean (sd) time of 926 (44) vs 898 (70) min, P < 0.001). This difference remained significant after correction for differences in BMI between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Using objective measurements, our findings demonstrate that people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes have a more sedentary lifestyle compared with well-matched controls.
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