According to a recent meta-analysis, each 10 beats per minute decrement in attenuated heart rate recovery increases the risk for incident diabetes by 29%, in healthy adults independent of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as age, BMI or fasting blood glucose. Although the heart rate recovery was demonstrated as a significant predictor of diabetes risk, there is a need for further evaluation and standardization of this modality. However, these findings support a recommendation to measure heart rate recovery as part of diabetes risk assessment in routine clinical practice. According to your clinical experience, can heart rate recovery be used as a predictor of diabetes risk?
Source: Qiu SH, et al. Attenuated heart rate recovery predicts risk of incident diabetes: insights from a meta-analysis. Diabet Med. 2017.
