An Evaluation of Device-Measured Physical Activity Levels of Patients With Nonpermanent Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

The funders of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report.

Sex Differences in Physical Activity Levels and Sitting Time in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

“…Studies have shown that engaging in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) improves cardiovascular health (ie, blood pressure, lipid profile), AF symptoms (eg, exercise intolerance), and quality of life in patients with AF 11-13. While conflicting data show patients with AF report approximately 340 min/wk of MVPA,14 our CHAMPLAIN-AF study15 (n = 619, 44% women) found that most patients with AF are physically inactive, reporting a median of 100 (95% CI, 60-120) min/wk of MVPA with 56% not meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for MVPA for adults (≥150 min/wk of MVPA) 16. We also observed that adults with AF had a sedentary time of a median of 6 hr/d (95% CI, 5-6).…”