The effects of prolonged sitting, prolonged standing, and activity breaks on vascular function, and postprandial glucose and insulin responses : A randomised crossover trial

The objective of this study was to compare acute effects of prolonged sitting, prolonged standing and sitting interrupted with regular activity breaks on vascular function and postprandial glucose metabolism. In a randomized cross-over trial, 18 adults completed: 1. Prolonged Sitting; 2. Prolonged Standing and 3. Sitting with 2-min walking (5 km/h, 10% incline) every 30 min (Regular Activity Breaks). Flow mediated dilation (FMD) was measured in the popliteal artery at baseline and 6 h. Popliteal artery hemodynamics, and postprandial plasma glucose and insulin were measured over 6 h. Neither raw nor allometrically-scaled FMD showed an intervention effect (p = 0.285 and 0.159 respectively). Compared to Prolonged Sitting, Regular Activity Breaks increased blood flow (overall effect of intervention p<0.001; difference = 80%; 95% CI 34 to 125%; p = 0.001) and net shear rate (overall effect of intervention p<0.001; difference = 72%; 95% CI 30 to 114%; p = 0.001) at 60 min. These differences were then maintained for the entire 6 h. Prolonged Standing increased blood flow at 60 min only (overall effect of intervention p<0.001; difference = 62%; 95% CI 28 to 97%; p = 0.001). Regular Activity Breaks decreased insulin incremental area under the curve (iAUC) when compared to both Prolonged Sitting (overall effect of intervention P = 0.001; difference = 28%; 95% CI 14 to 38%; p<0.01) and Prolonged Standing (difference = 19%; 95% CI 4 to 32%, p = 0.015). There was no intervention effect on glucose iAUC or total AUC (p = 0.254 and 0.450, respectively). In normal-weight participants, Regular Activity Breaks induce increases in blood flow, shear stress and improvements in postprandial metabolism that are associated with beneficial adaptations. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour messages should perhaps focus more on the importance of frequent movement rather than simply replacing sitting with standing.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 16(2021), 1 vom: 09., Seite e0244841

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peddie, Meredith C [VerfasserIn]
Kessell, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Bergen, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Gibbons, Travis D [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Holly A [VerfasserIn]
Cotter, James D [VerfasserIn]
Rehrer, Nancy J [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Kate N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood Glucose
Glucose
IY9XDZ35W2
Insulin
Insulin, Regular, Human
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Triglycerides

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Date Completed 10.05.2021

Date Revised 19.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0244841

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319596303