TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity measurement using an accelerometer among indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Britto, Alisha
AU - Kumar, Sampath
AU - Hazari, Animesh
AU - Jadhav, Radhika
AU - Babu, Abraham Samuel
AU - Bhat, Veena
AU - Maiya, Arun G.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - A patient’s physical activity (PA) level is quite clinically significant in identifying sedentary behavior and associated cardiovascular risk. Although PA level may be related to many disorders, chronic metabolic disease such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is more significant than others when measuring for cardiovascular risk in the Indian population. The main aim of our study was to estimate levels of PA using both objective and subjective tools in patients with T2DM. Our objective measurement was made with the GT3X triaxial accelerometer, and subjective measurement was performed using a Global PA Questionnaire (GPAQ). The mean PA for all participants was 1.63 ± 0.28 metabolic equivalents (MET)/min/wk, and most patients were classified as engaging in low PA. Total time spent in lighter activities (135.28 ± 62.39) was greater than time spent in moderate (107.44 ± 99.45) and vigorous (28.07 ± 10.27) activities. We found statistical significance (p = 0.04) and moderate correlation (r = 0.406) between use of the accelerometer and GPAQ. In the present study, we found the accelerometer to be an effective tool for measuring duration and level of PA in individuals with T2DM.
AB - A patient’s physical activity (PA) level is quite clinically significant in identifying sedentary behavior and associated cardiovascular risk. Although PA level may be related to many disorders, chronic metabolic disease such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is more significant than others when measuring for cardiovascular risk in the Indian population. The main aim of our study was to estimate levels of PA using both objective and subjective tools in patients with T2DM. Our objective measurement was made with the GT3X triaxial accelerometer, and subjective measurement was performed using a Global PA Questionnaire (GPAQ). The mean PA for all participants was 1.63 ± 0.28 metabolic equivalents (MET)/min/wk, and most patients were classified as engaging in low PA. Total time spent in lighter activities (135.28 ± 62.39) was greater than time spent in moderate (107.44 ± 99.45) and vigorous (28.07 ± 10.27) activities. We found statistical significance (p = 0.04) and moderate correlation (r = 0.406) between use of the accelerometer and GPAQ. In the present study, we found the accelerometer to be an effective tool for measuring duration and level of PA in individuals with T2DM.
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U2 - 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.2018025969
DO - 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.2018025969
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048231483
SN - 0896-2960
VL - 30
SP - 141
EP - 150
JO - Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
JF - Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
IS - 2
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