Impact of Physical Activity on Glycemic Control and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Multicenter Study of 18,028 Patients

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 1536 - 1543
• Main Authors: Bohn, Barbara, Herbst, Antje, Pfeifer, Martin, Krakow, Dietmar, Zimny, Stefan, Kopp, Florian, Melmer, Andreas, Steinacker, Jürgen M., Holl, Reinhard W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Diabetes Association 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Austria - epidemiology; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cardiovascular system; Comorbidity; Databases, Factual; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - prevention & control; Diabetic Angiopathies - blood; Diabetic Angiopathies - epidemiology; Diabetic Angiopathies - prevention & control; Diabetic Ketoacidosis - blood; Diabetic Ketoacidosis - epidemiology; Diabetic Ketoacidosis - prevention & control; Dyslipidemias - blood; Dyslipidemias - complications; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Dyslipidemias - prevention & control; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Germany - epidemiology; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - prevention & control; Hypoglycemia - blood; Hypoglycemia - epidemiology; Hypoglycemia - prevention & control; Impact analysis; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity - physiology; Risk factors; Young Adult; Austria; Germany

Physical activity (PA) can improve cardiovascular risk in the general population and in patients with type 2 diabetes. Studies also indicate an HbA(1c)-lowering effect in patients with type 2 diabetes. Since reports in patients with type 1 diabetes are scarce, this analysis aimed to investigate whet...