PMID- 37969914 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231117 IS - 2251-6581 (Print) IS - 2251-6581 (Electronic) IS - 2251-6581 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Dec TI - Is there a different rating of perceived exertion in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus? PG - 1399-1404 LID - 10.1007/s40200-023-01261-x [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Studies show that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) do not engage in regular exercise as often as individuals without T2DM. In addition to numerous barriers to engaging in regular exercise, a different rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during physical activity has been hypothesized to play a role. Therefore, this study investigates whether T2DM affects RPE. METHODS: RPE values (BORG scale ratings) and heart rate (HR) data were analyzed during an endurance step test (25 W + 25 W every 2 min) at different workloads relative to the individual maximum load (50%, 70% and 90% of peak workload (W(peak))) in patients with T2DM and in non-diabetic control (CON) subjects (n = 12 in each group). Furthermore, in a larger group of overweight patients with T2DM (n = 81), it was investigated whether glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels correlate with RPE values at the different relative loads. RESULTS: Neither RPE nor HR values significantly differed between T2DM and CON subjects at 50%, 70% or 90% of W(peak). No significant correlations were identified between HbA1c levels and RPE values. CONCLUSION: There is no evidence in our study that T2DM leads to a different perception of physical exertion. Other causes must therefore be responsible for the increased lack of motivation of T2DM patients to engage in regular exercise. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2023. Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. FAU - Schwensfeier, Leon AU - Schwensfeier L AD - Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, Department of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Mungersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany. ROR: https://ror.org/0189raq88. GRID: grid.27593.3a. ISNI: 0000 0001 2244 5164 FAU - Kreutz, Thorsten AU - Kreutz T AD - Department of Fitness & Health, IST University of Applied Sciences, Dusseldorf, Germany. GRID: grid.434092.8. ISNI: 0000 0001 1009 6139 FAU - Brinkmann, Christian AU - Brinkmann C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8419-7565 AD - Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, Department of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Mungersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany. ROR: https://ror.org/0189raq88. GRID: grid.27593.3a. ISNI: 0000 0001 2244 5164 AD - Department of Fitness & Health, IST University of Applied Sciences, Dusseldorf, Germany. GRID: grid.434092.8. ISNI: 0000 0001 1009 6139 LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230816 PL - Switzerland TA - J Diabetes Metab Disord JT - Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders JID - 101590741 PMC - PMC10638251 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes OT - Exercise OT - RPE OT - Rating of perceived exertion OT - Sports OT - T2DM COIS- Conflict of interestC.B. is a member of the Abbott Advisory Board. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/11/16 06:45 MHDA- 2023/11/16 06:46 PMCR- 2023/08/16 CRDT- 2023/11/16 04:26 PHST- 2023/02/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/16 06:46 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/16 06:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/16 04:26 [entrez] PHST- 2023/08/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1261 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s40200-023-01261-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2023 Aug 16;22(2):1399-1404. doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01261-x. eCollection 2023 Dec.