ASSESSMENT THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIABETIC PATIENTS HAVING RECOMMENDATION ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH PUBLISHED BY WHO

Abstract

Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics of diabetic patients who having global
recommendation on physical activity for health published by World Health Organization (WHO).
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Outpatient Department,
Dong Anh General Hospital from January 2016 to October 2016. The level of physical activity
was determined by the GPAQ (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) questionnaire. Reaching
the recommendat -minute/week. Clinical and laboratory
features were determined including age, sex, anthropometric indices, blood pressure and fasting
blood glucose. Results: The study was conducted on 295 diabetic patients with the level of
physical activity as recommended by WHO with the proportion of men being 42.0%. The average
age of the study population is 62.8 ± 9.2 years. The main physical activity of patients with diabetes
was at working time and leisure time. Daily sedentary time was 223 minutes/day for women and
186 minutes/day for men. In subjects with a physical activity level that met WHO
recommendations, the mean BMI and Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) were within normal range. The
fasting blood glucose was 7.0 mmol/l in men and 6.9 mmol/l in women. Conclusion: Physical
activity in patients with diabetes that meets WHO recommendations is mainly at work and at
leisure. Blood glucose and some cardiovascular risk factors such as BMI, WHR and blood
pressure were well controlled in this patient population.