Association of physical activity with total and cause-specific mortality in patients with diabetes: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Increasing PA may facilitate a reduction in mortality from various causes, especially among older patients with T2DM. Clinicians should encourage such patients to increase their daily PA levels to reduce their risk of mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged >20 years with T2D, Korean National Health Insurance Service and claims database
- Participants
- 2,651,214 adults
- Exposure
- Physical activity (PA) levels
- Outcome
- All-cause and cause-specific mortality
- Follow-up
- 7.8 years
Methodological detailsclaims database
- Claims database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
All-cause and cause-specific mortality by PA
- All-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), respiratory, cancer and other-cause mortality lowest with vigorous PA
- MET-min/week inversely associated with mortality after covariate adjustment
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mortality by age subgroup
- Reduction in total and cause-specific mortality greater in aged ≥65 years than <65 years
Original publication
Association of physical activity with total and cause-specific mortality in patients with diabetes: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 7 July 2023. doi:10.
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