Importance of Overall Activity and Intensity of Activity for Cardiometabolic Risk in Those with and Without a Chronic Disease

Introduction Higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower cardiometabolic risk. However, the relative contribution of overall activity and the intensity of activity are unclear. Our aim was to determine the relative contribution of overall activity and intensity distribution of activity to cardiometabolic risk in a cross-sectional analysis of apparently healthy office workers and in people with one or more chronic disease. Methods Clustered cardiometabolic risk score was calculated from mean arterial pressure, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides and HbA1c. Open-source software (GGIR) was used to generate average acceleration and intensity gradient from wrist-worn accelerometer data for two data sets: office-workers who did not have a self-reported medical condition (n = 399, 70% women) and adults with one or more chronic disease (n = 1137, 34% women). Multiple linear regression analyses were used to assess the relative contribution of overall activity and intensity of activity to cardiometabolic risk. Results When mutually adjusted, both overall activity and intensity of activity were independently associated with cardiometabolic risk in the healthy group (P
Source: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: APPLIED SCIENCES Source Type: research