Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Microvascular Complications in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A UK Biobank Study.

Frederik Pagh Bredahl KristensenMiguel Adriano Sanchez-LastraKnut Eirik DaleneBorja Del Pozo CruzMathias Ried-LarsenReimar Wernich ThomsenDing DingUlf EkelundJakob Tarp

Published in: Diabetes care (2023)

Any level of leisure-time physical activity was associated with a lower risk of neuropathy and nephropathy but not retinopathy in individuals with type 2 diabetes. For both neuropathy and nephropathy, the minimal effective physical activity level may correspond to <1.5 h of walking per week.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
clinical trial
cross sectional
placebo controlled