title: Objective measurements of activity patterns in people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes demonstrate a sedentary lifestyle.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate physical activity in people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes using objective measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analysed data from a study aimed at assessing carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in which a piezoelectric accelerometer was worn by 100 people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes and by 100 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Differences in physical activity patterns were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the control group, the people with Type 2 diabetes spent significantly more time engaged in sedentary or lower level activities during the day, with a mean (sd) time of 926 (44) vs 898 (70) min, P < 0.001). This difference remained significant after correction for differences in BMI between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using objective measurements, our findings demonstrate that people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes have a more sedentary lifestyle compared with well-matched controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. simon.cichosz@ki.au.dk
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cichosz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoeyem
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laugesen
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ejskjær
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003718:Denmark; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications; D057185:Sedentary Behavior