Objective measurements of activity patterns in people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes demonstrate a sedentary lifestyle

• DOI: 10.1111/dme.12199
• Publication Date: 2013-03-22T13:08:29Z
• Authors: S. L. Cichosz; J. Fleischer; P. Hoeyem; E. Laugesen; P. L. Poulsen; J. S. Christiansen; N. Ejskjær; T. K. Hansen
• Keywords: Sedentary lifestyle

Abstract 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 which piezoelectric accelerometer was worn by 100 and age‐ sex‐matched control subjects. Differences patterns were investigated. Results Compared the group, spent significantly more time engaged sedentary or lower level activities during day, mean ( sd ) of 926 (44) vs 898 (70) min, P < 0.001). This difference remained significant after correction for differences BMI between two groups. Conclusions Using measurements, our findings demonstrate that have lifestyle compared well‐matched controls.