Key result
Low physical activity was associated with higher arterial stiffness compared to high physical activity (cfPWV 9.3 vs 7.8 m/s; P<0.001) in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy controls.
Why the study?
Is low physical activity associated with increased arterial stiffness in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and healthy controls?
Population
130 participants included in final analysis, median age 59 years, 55% men, median diabetes duration 1.9 years.
Comparison
Low physical activity vs High physical activity
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for prospective trials of activity interventions in diabetes.
Cross-Sectional (n=130)
Is low physical activity associated with increased arterial stiffness in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and healthy controls?
Absolute Event Rate: 9.3% vs 7.8%
p-value: p=<0.001
Low physical activity is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness, a predictor of cardiovascular disease, in both patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and healthy controls.
Funck et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes (n=130). Low physical activity vs. High physical activity was evaluated on Arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, cfPWV) (p=<0.001). Low physical activity was associated with higher arterial stiffness compared to high physical activity (cfPWV 9.3 vs 7.8 m/s; P<0.001) in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy controls.
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