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Physical activity and incident diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10630154     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study determined whether the incidence of diabetes is reduced among physically active older women. METHODS: We assessed physical activity by mailed questionnaire and 12-year incidence of diabetes (ostensibly type 2 diabetes) in a cohort of 34257 women aged 55 to 69 years. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, education, smoking, alcohol intake, estrogen use, dietary variables, and family history of diabetes, women who reported any physical activity had a relative risk of diabetes of 0.69 (95% confidence interval = 0.63, 0.77) compared with sedentary women. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that physical activity is important for type 2 diabetes prevention among older women.
Authors:
A R Folsom; L H Kushi; C P Hong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of public health     Volume:  90     ISSN:  0090-0036     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Public Health     Publication Date:  2000 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-01-28     Completed Date:  2000-01-28     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254074     Medline TA:  Am J Public Health     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  134-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA. folsom@epi.umn.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Iowa / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Postmenopause*
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 CA39742/CA/NCI NIH HHS
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