The Claim
In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, higher levels of fatigue are significantly associated with reduced daily physical activity, as measured by actigraphy, with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.1 (p = 0.02), and this association is interpreted as fatigue contributing to decreased movement but not vice versa.
What the research says
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In people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, higher fatigue levels are linked to lower daily physical activity, as measured by wearable motion sensors, with a small but statistically significant relationship.
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In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, higher levels of fatigue are significantly associated with reduced daily physical activity, as measured by actigraphy, with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.1 (p = 0.02), suggesting that fatigue may contribute to decreased movement but not vice versa.
When the brain perceives high levels of fatigue, it reduces the signals it sends to muscles to move, causing a person to take fewer steps and move less throughout the day.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with NAFLD who feel more tired tend to take fewer steps each day, and this study shows that link clearly—even though it doesn’t say whether tiredness causes less movement or less movement causes tiredness.
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