Breaking up sitting time after stroke (BUST-stroke).

Coralie Kym EnglishHeidi JanssenGary CrowfootRobin CallisterAshlee DunnPaul MackieChristopher OldmeadowLin K OngKerrin PalazziAmanda J PattersonNeil J SprattF Rohan WalkerJulie BernhardtDavid W Dunstan

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2018)

Frequent, short bouts of light-intensity physical activity did not have a significant effect on post-prandial plasma glucose and insulin in this sample of people with stroke. Further studies are needed to identify strategies that improve inactivity-related glucose metabolism after stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
physical activity
type diabetes
body mass index
high intensity
blood glucose
cerebral ischemia
blood pressure
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
brain injury
weight loss
depressive symptoms
insulin resistance
blood brain barrier