Daily Physical Activity Assessed by a Triaxial Accelerometer Is Beneficially Associated with Waist Circumference, Serum Triglycerides, and Insulin Resistance in Japanese Patients with Prediabetes or Untreated Early Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Physical and biochemical characteristics of the subjects.
All
Men
Women
for sex difference
80
38
42
Age (years)
57.6 ± 13.6
56.2 ± 13.4
58.9 ± 13.9
0.394
Height (cm)
160.6 ± 9.1
168.0 ± 6.0
153.9 ± 5.6
<0.001
Weight (kg)
68.0 ± 15.2
74.2 ± 14.7
62.4 ± 13.6
<0.001
BMI (kg/cm2)
26.2 ± 4.6
26.1 ± 3.8
26.3 ± 5.2
0.887
Waist circumference (cm)
92.0 ± 11.8
92.6 ± 10.8
91.4 ± 12.7
0.661
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
129.5 ± 17.2
127.8 ± 13.5
131.1 ± 20.0
0.401
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
79.2 ± 12.5
78.5 ± 11.2
79.8 ± 13.6
0.642
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
121.1 ± 25.0
122.6 ± 26.6
119.7 ± 23.6
0.605
HbA1c (%)
6.7 ± 1.1
6.7 ± 1.2
6.6 ± 1.0
0.738
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
213.6 ± 38.3
203.9 ± 33.6
222.3 ± 40.6
0.031
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
132.1 ± 92.5
124.1 ± 62.2
139.4 ± 113.5
0.463
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
53.5 ± 15.7
50.6 ± 17.2
56.1 ± 13.9
0.116
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
127.3 ± 44.2
128.5 ± 28.1
126.3 ± 54.3
0.204
Serum insulin (μU/mL)
9.7 ± 6.6
9.8 ± 7.5
9.6 ± 5.7
0.844
HOMA-IR
3.0 ± 2.4
3.2 ± 3.0
2.9 ± 1.8
0.563
Physical activity level
1.64 ± 0.17
1.63 ± 0.16
1.64 ± 0.17
0.485
Basal metabolic rate (kcal/day)
1318.9 ± 272.4
1499.9 ± 225.5
1115.3 ± 198.4
<0.001
Data are expressed as means ± SD. HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance.
