Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in type 2 diabetes and hypertension: capturing arterial health effects of step counts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Optimal medication use obscures the impact of physical activity on traditional cardiometabolic risk factors. We evaluated the relationship between step counts and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), a summative risk indicator, in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension.

Research design and methods

Three hundred and sixty-nine participants were recruited (outpatient clinics; Montreal, Quebec; 2011-2015). Physical activity (pedometer/accelerometer), cfPWV (applanation tonometry), and risk factors (A1C, Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance, blood pressure, lipid profiles) were evaluated. Linear regression models were constructed to quantify the relationship of steps/day with cfPWV.

Results

The study population comprised 191 patient

SUBMITTER: Dasgupta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5377988 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature