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Higher baseline daytime physical activity is associated with better endothelial function (measured by Reactive Hyperemia Index) five years later in both patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic controls.
Maintain consistent daytime movement. This study suggests that higher levels of daily activity, measured objectively, are linked to better blood vessel health five years later, regardless of diabetes status. You do not need intense gym sessions; consistent daily activity (counts per minute) matters for long-term vascular function.
Daytime physical activity at baseline was associated with lnRHI at follow-up for both patients with type 2 diabetes and controls... an increase of 1 SD in daytime physical activity corresponded to a 6.7 % increase in RHI (95 % confidence interval: 1.1;12.5 %, p = 0.02).
Why this rating
Prospective cohort study with objective measurement of exposure (accelerometry) and outcome (PAT), adjusted for multiple confounders, but observational design prevents causal inference.
Source
Low physical activity is associated with impaired endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes and controls after 5 years of follow-up
Jonathan Mathias Baier et al. · BMC Endocrine Disorders · 2021
DOI 10.1186/s12902-021-00857-9
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