Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that people with greater physical activity were less likely to have a heart attack, a stroke, peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, and death as compared to those with lower levels of physical activity.
The research is published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases and was conducted by Jacob W. Bruinius et al.
In the study, the team examined 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
CKD means your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood properly. The longstanding disease of the kidneys leads to renal failure.
The kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. As kidneys fail, waste builds up.
Symptoms develop slowly and aren’t specific to the disease. Some people have no symptoms and are diagnosed by a lab test.
The main risk factors for developing kidney disease are diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and a family history of kidney failure.
Medication can help manage symptoms. In later stages, filtering the blood with a machine (dialysis) or a transplant may be required.
The team found in terms of effect size, the association between higher physical activity and lower risk for incident PAD was particularly striking.
In addition, they found higher physical activity level was linked to lower incident heart failure. This is important because of the high prevalence and cost of heart failure in the CKD population.
Findings were similar for analyses evaluating adherence to guideline-recommended (>150 minutes/week) level of physical activity, and strengthening the evidence supporting current guideline recommendations.
These findings reinforce the importance of incorporating counseling regarding physical activity into the routine clinical care of patients with CKD.
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