Effects of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting with Physical Activity Breaks on Obesity and Blood Glucose Level Regarding Their Association with Metabolic Health in Adults | ||||
| International Journal of Medical Arts | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 8, August 2024, Page 4780-4787 PDF (1.74 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2024.290098.1972 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mahmoud Ahmad Azab  1; Ashraf Abdel Aty Emara1; Ahmed Farag Elbwab2; Mohammad A. Doma3
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| 1Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Physical activity [PA] is an important element of diabetes care and is a crucial recommendation to all patients. The individuals should replace extended periods of inactivity with repeated bouts of low-intensity physical activity throughout the day, in addition to conventionally scheduled moderate-to-vigorous level physical activity. Aim of the work: To measure the effects of interrupting prolonged sitting with physical activity breaks on obesity and blood glucose level regarding their association with adult metabolic health. Patients and Methods: We studied 156 adult Egyptian people aged 18 years old or above with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, impaired fasting glucose level, or obesity who presented to Al-Azhar University Hospitals and all subjected to history taking, age, sex, body mass index [BMI], neck circumference, waist circumference, cutting sitting before or after 5 hours, activity min. below or above 150 min. per week evaluation, blood pressure, heart rate [HR], random blood sugar [RBS] and glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] assessment. Results: It was found that significant decrease in age, blood pressure, waist circumference, HbA1C and random blood sugar in patients with cutting setting < 5 hours when compared with patients of cutting setting ≥ 5 hours, but no significance between cutting setting hours in sex, heart rate, BMI and neck circumference. Significant decrease in patient’s activity min. > 150 min. per week in age, heart rate, neck circumference, waist circumference, random blood sugar and HbA1C when compared with patient’s activity min. < 150 min., but no statistically significant between activity min. in sex, blood Pressure and BMI. Conclusion: It was concluded that cutting of prolonged sitting with short bouts of activity enhances blood glucose level rather than BMI. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Prolonged Sitting; Physical Activity; Obesity; Diabetes Mellitus | ||||
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