BACKGROUND: Most adult @entity1 with @entity299 ( @entity299 ) have reduced aerobic exercise capacity. Their habitual physical activity (PA) level is, however, less well studied. In this study, habitual PA level in a cohort of adults with @entity299 compared with healthy age- and sex-matched controls was investigated. METHODS: Eighty adults with @entity299 , classed as either "complex" (n  = 40) or "simple" (n  = 40), and 42 healthy controls were studied with a combined uniaxial accelerometer and heart rate monitor worn during 4 consecutive days. We analyzed: (1) the time spent during moderate or vigorous PA; (2) accelerometer counts per day; and (3) to what extent the World Health Organization recommendations on PA were reached. RESULTS: @entity1 with simple lesions had higher total accelerometer counts per day compared with @entity1 with complex lesions and controls (simple lesions: median [interquartile range] 107.7 [76.3-139.1] vs complex lesions: 72.8 [49.2-101.0] and controls: 78.3 [58.7-106.9]; P  <= 0.001 and P  = 0.002). Furthermore, no differences in time spent during moderate or vigorous PA was found between @entity1 and controls. In addition 46% of the @entity1 with simple lesions, 55% of the @entity1 with complex lesions, and 44% of the controls did not reach the World Health Organization-recommended level of daily PA, but no significant differences between groups were found. There were no differences in achieving recommended PA level between @entity1 in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I vs NYHA class II and III. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity299 follow the same PA level pattern as the general population. Broad strategies to promote an active lifestyle are needed across the population and especially for @entity1 with complex @entity299 and impaired NYHA class.

Habitual Physical Activity in Adults With XXXX Compared With Age- and Sex-Matched Controls.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patients'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['congenital heart disease', 'CHD']
@entity299 :: (MESH:D006331,Disease) :: ['Congenital Heart Disease']
