Sex Differences in Step Count-Blood Pressure Association: A Preliminary Study in Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 5; no. 11; p. e14086
• Main Authors: Manjoo, Priya, Joseph, Lawrence, Pilote, Louise, Dasgupta, Kaberi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.11.2010; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis; Anthropometry; Blood; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Body measurements; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Cardiovascular Disorders/Cardiovascular Diseases in Women; Cohort Studies; Data processing; Diabetes and Endocrinology/Type 2 Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology; Diagnosis; Dosage; Exercise; Female; Gender aspects; Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Hemoglobin; Humans; Male; Medical research; Men; Mercury; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Missing data; Mortality; Public Health and Epidemiology/Epidemiology; Public Health and Epidemiology/Exercise and Sports; Public Health and Epidemiology/Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health; Regression analysis; Regression models; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Sex; Sex differences; Sex Factors; Studies; Titration; Type 2 diabetes; Walking; Walking - physiology; Womens health; Canada; Montreal Quebec Canada

Walking and cardiovascular mortality are inversely associated in type 2 diabetes, but few studies have objectively measured associations of walking with individual cardiovascular risk factors. Such information would be useful for "dosing" daily steps in clinical practice. This study aimed...