Cardiometabolic & kidneyCohort study
Accelerometer-derived ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity and incident cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes
- Prospective cohort study
- UK Biobank
- accelerometer-measured physical activity
Authors' conclusion
This study shows that among participants with diabetes, WWs have a CVD risk similar to that of RA individuals, compared with inactive individuals.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with diabetes, UK Biobank
- Participants
- 3,061 adults
- Exposure
- Weekend warrior vs regular activity vs inactive
- Weekend warrior (WW)n = 976
- Regular activity (RA)n = 503
- Inactiven = 1,582reference
- Outcome
- Incident CVD
- Follow-up
- Median 6.6 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio (95% CI)P value
RA vs Inactivemultivariable-adjusted
0.57(0.38–0.85)
WW vs Inactivemultivariable-adjusted
0.48(0.34–0.67)
WW vs RAmultivariable-adjusted; no significant difference
0.85(0.54–1.34)
P = 0.50- Incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) cases, total
- 254 (8.3%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Incident CVD, questionnaire-assessed physical activity
- Similar results in additional analysis of 16,503 participants
Original publication
Accelerometer-derived ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity and incident cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 October 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf632
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it