Effect of physical activity on incident atrial fibrillation in individuals with varying duration of diabetes: a nationwide population study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes mellitus (DM) duration affects incident atrial fibrillation (AF) risk; the effect of physical activity on mitigating AF risk related to varying DM duration remains unknown. We assessed the effect of physical activity on incident AF in patients with DM with respect to known DM duration.

Methods

Patients with type 2 DM who underwent the Korean National Health Insurance Service health examination in 2015-2016 were grouped by DM duration: new onset and < 5, 5-9, and ≥ 10 years. Physical activity was classified into four levels: 0, < 500, 500-999, 1,000-1,499, and ≥ 1,500 metabolic equivalent task (MET)-min/week, with the primary outcome being new-onset AF.

Results

The study enrolled 2,392,486 patients (aged 59.3 ± 12.0 years, 39.8% female) with an aver

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature