Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among working individuals with type 1 diabetes in the prospective Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sedentary behavior, such as excessive sitting, increases risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in the general population, but this has not been assessed in type 1 diabetes. Occupational sitting is increasingly ubiquitous and often constitutes the largest portion of daily sitting time. Our aim was to identify clinical factors associated with excessive occupational sitting in type 1 diabetes and, in a prospective setting, to explore its association with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, independent of leisure-time physical activity.

Methods

An observational follow-up study of 1,704 individuals (mean age 38.9 ± 10.1 years) from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study. Excessive occupational sitting, defined as ≥ 6 h of daily workplace sit

SUBMITTER: Seppala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520453 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature