title: Higher daily energy expenditure by locomotive activities is favorably associated with cardiac autonomic nervous function and arterial stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan; General Internal Medicine, Community Healthcare Studies, Jichi Medical University Graduate School, Tochigi, Japan. Electronic address: hhamasaki78@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidekatsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.affiliation: General Internal Medicine, Community Healthcare Studies, Jichi Medical University Graduate School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kakei
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Health and Design, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Showa Women's University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ezaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Augmentation index; Cardiac autonomic nervous function; Central blood pressure; Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Type 2 diabetes