Sedentary behavior and physical activity in youth with recent onset of type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the rise of type 2 diabetes in youth, it is critical to investigate factors such as physical activity (PA) and time spent sedentary that may be contributing to this public health problem. This article describes PA and sedentary time in a large cohort of youth with type 2 diabetes and compares these levels with other large-scale investigations.

Methods

The Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) trial is a study in 699 youth, recruited from 15 US clinical centers, aged 10 to 17 years with <2 years of type 2 diabetes and a BMI ≥85th percentile.

Results

In comparison with the subset of the NHANES cohort who were obese (BMI ≥95th percentile), TODAY youth spent significantly more time being sedentary (difference averaging 56 mi

SUBMITTER: Kriska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3581838 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature