ArticleBMJ open2017
Patterns and correlates of active commuting in adults with type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional evidence from UK Biobank.
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- Sex Differences in Physical Activity Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Across the Life Span: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Diabetes care · 2022Pooled it
- Correlates and determinants of transport-related physical activity among adults: an interdisciplinary systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Health benefits of electrically-assisted cycling: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Pooled it
- Ambient air pollution does not diminish the beneficial effects of active commuting on heart failure: a prospective study in UK Biobank.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Transportation-related Environmental Mixtures and Diabetes Prevalence and Control in Urban/Metropolitan Counties in the United States.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Electrically assisted cycling for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- ''I felt marvellous e-cycling. If I had long hair I would have flicked it": a qualitative investigation of the factors associated with e-cycling engagement among adults with type 2 diabetes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Changes in commuting behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.Journal of transport & health · 2022Article
- Is Environmental and Occupational Particulate Air Pollution Exposure Related to Type-2 Diabetes and Dementia? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Engagement in e-cycling and the self-management of type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study in primary care.BJGP open · 2019Article
- Electrically assisted cycling for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- Potential of electric bicycles to improve the health of people with Type 2 diabetes: a feasibility study.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the active commuting (AC) patterns of adults with type 2 diabetes and how these relate to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in UK Biobank. Social and environmental correlates of AC will also be explored.
designCross-sectional analysis of a cohort study. SETTINGS: This is a population cohort of over 500 000 people recruited from 22 centres across the UK. Participants aged between 37 and 73 years were recruited between 2006 and 2010.
participants6896 participants with a self-reported type 2 diabetes diagnosis who reported commuting to work and had complete covariate data were included in the analysis. EXPOSURE MEASURES: Exposure measures were AC to work, measured as usual mode of transport. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures were weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), hours/day of sedentary time and participation in active travel.
resultsAC (reporting walking or cycling to work only) was reported by 5.5% of participants, with the great majority using the car to commute (80%). AC was associated with an additional 73 (95% CI 10.8 to 134.9) and 105 (95% CI 41.7 to 167.2) weekly minutes of MVPA for men and women, respectively. AC was associated with reduced sedentary time (β -1.1, 95% CI -1.6 to -0.7 hours/day for men; and β -0.8, 95% CI -1.2 to -0.3 hours/day for women). Deprivation and distance from home to work were identified as correlates of AC behaviour.
conclusionsRates of AC are very low in adults with type 2 diabetes. However, AC offers a potentially sustainable solution to increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour. Therefore, strategies to improve the environment and encourage AC may help to increase population levels of physical activity and reduce the disease burden associated with type 2 diabetes.
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