Correlations between Pedometric Measurement in Daily Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between daily physical activity and physical fitness in 10 type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients without cardiovascular complications, aged 43-72 years (body mass index [BMI], 23.7±2.2 kg/m2). The pedometric measurement was made using a...

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Published inJournal of Physical Therapy Science Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 39 - 42
Main Authors NORIAKI MAEDA, MASAHITO MURAKAMI, KENTAROU TAKAHASHI, AKIYO HOSOKAWA, HIROMI IKEDA, JUNICHI KATOH
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2004
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between daily physical activity and physical fitness in 10 type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients without cardiovascular complications, aged 43-72 years (body mass index [BMI], 23.7±2.2 kg/m2). The pedometric measurement was made using a calorie counter (CAL-D) in daily life at home, and was compared with oxygen uptake (VO2) and work load with gas analysis obtained using a bicycle ergometer. The mean number of gait steps recorded with CALD, and energy expenditure in exercise per day were 8,202±1,966 steps/day and 231±70 kcal/day respectively. The mean number of gait steps per day was positively correlated with VO2 (r=0.44, p＜0.05). These results suggest that gait performance of daily physical activity at home is generally related with exercise endurance in DM patients.
ISSN:0915-5287