Open AccessSex Differences in the Effects of Type 2 Diabetes on Exercise Performance
Author(s) -
Judith G. Regensteiner,
Timothy A. Bauer,
Amy G. Huebschmann,
Leah Herlache,
Howard D. Weinberger,
Eugene E. Wolfel,
Jane E.B. Reusch
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000371
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , cardiology , reactive hyperemia , vo2 max , blood flow , heart rate , blood pressure
People with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2D) have impaired peak exercise performance compared with that of their nondiabetic counterparts. This impairment may represent the earliest indication of cardiovascular (CV) abnormalities in T2D. Women with T2D are known to have worse CV outcomes than those in men with T2D. We hypothesized that women with diabetes have a greater exercise impairment than that in men with diabetes compared with that in their nondiabetic counterparts.