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MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 84-91Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a33010
Keywords
SEDENTARY ACTIVITY; TYPE 2 DIABETES; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HHSN268201100002I, R01 HL094575, K01 HL108807, 1U01HL105268, HHSN268201100001I, 1R01HL094575-01A1, U01 HL105268, HHSN268201100046C, HHSN268201100004I] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [HHSN271201100004C, P30 AG028740] Funding Source: Medline
- WHI NIH HHS [HHSN268201100002C, HHSN268201100001C, HHSN268201100003C, HHSN268201100004C] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL094575, U01HL105268, K01HL108807] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [P30AG028740] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Introduction Moderate-intensity physical activity is recommended for individuals with diabetes to control glucose and prevent diabetes-related complications. The extent to which a diabetes diagnosis motivates patients to increase physical activity is unclear. This study used data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (baseline data collected from 1993 to 1998) to examine change in physical activity and sedentary behavior in women who reported a diabetes diagnosis compared with women who did not report diabetes during 7 yr of follow-up (up to 2005). Methods Participants (n = 84,300) were postmenopausal women who did not report diabetes at baseline (mean +/- SD; age = 63.49 +/- 7.34 yr; body mass index = 26.98 +/- 5.67 kg center dot m(-2)). Linear mixed-model analyses were conducted adjusting for study year, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education, family history of diabetes, physical functioning, pain, energy/fatigue, social functioning, depression, number of chronic diseases, and vigorous exercise at age 18 yr. Analyses were completed in August 2012. Results Participants who reported a diabetes diagnosis during follow-up were more likely to report increasing their total physical activity (P = 0.002), walking (P < 0.001), and number of physical activity episodes (P < 0.001) compared with participants who did not report a diabetes diagnosis. On average, participants reporting a diabetes diagnosis reported increasing their total physical activity by 0.49 MET center dot h center dot wk(-1), their walking by 0.033 MET center dot h center dot wk(-1), and their number of physical activity episodes by 0.19 MET center dot h center dot wk(-1). No differences in reported sedentary behavior change were observed (P = 0.48). Conclusions A diabetes diagnosis may prompt patients to increase physical activity. Healthcare professionals should consider how best to capitalize on this opportunity to encourage increased physical activity and maintenance.
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