Increased daily sitting time in diabetes patients highly associated with knee pain
A study published in PLoS One has concluded that increased daily sitting time is associated with higher odds of knee pain, but not neck, shoulder, or lower back pain, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). These researchers from Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, found no significant association between sitting time and musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in patients with prediabetes or normal glucose levels.
Dr Francis explained the study background saying literature has already mentioned Detrimental associations of sedentary behaviour (time spent sitting) with MSP. More findings should be found on those with or at risk of T2D. This study examined the linear and non-linear associations of device-measured daily sitting time with MSP outcomes according to glucose metabolism status (GMS).
They used data from 2827 participants aged 40-75 in the Maastricht Study. Of these patients, 1728 had normal glucose metabolism (NGM), 441 had prediabetes, and 658 had T2D.
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