PhysioUpdate News 5th December 2023

Faster walking speeds are linked to a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Walking at a speed of four kilometres (km) an hour or more is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a study based on a pooled data analysis of the evidence.

The results appear in an article written by a small international team led by Ahmad Jayedi, from the Social Determinants of Health Research Center at Semnan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, that is published online today (29 November) in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Dr Jayedi and colleagues found that the faster the speed above four km/hour, the lower the risk seems to be, with every single km increase in speed associated with a 9 per cent reduction in risk. 

The researchers looked for relevant long-term studies published up to May 2023 and found 10 that were eligible for inclusion. These had been published from 1999 to 2022 and included monitoring periods ranging from three to 11 years for a total of 508,121 adults from the USA, Japan and the UK.

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