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 3

Standardized regression coefficients of physical activity levels with metabolic risk factors in men and women with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.

	Adjusted for age		Adjusted for age and BMI
	Standardized regression coefficient	value	Standardized regression coefficient	value
	(95% CI)		(95% CI)
Men (n = 33)
Waist circumference (cm)	−0.290 (−0.602 to 0.022)	0.067	−0.098 (−0.216 to 0.02)	0.113
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−0.381 (−0.722 to −0.04)	0.026	−0.351 (−0.693 to −0.009)	0.044
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−0.309 (−0.646 to 0.028)	0.071	−0.269 (−0.611 to 0.073)	0.119
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	−0.422 (−0.739 to −0.15)	0.011	−0.369 (−0.689 to −0.049)	0.025
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	−0.348 (−0.680 to −0.105)	0.040	−0.302 (−0.641 to 0.037)	0.079
Serum insulin (μIU/mL)	−0.279 (−0.486 to −0.016)	0.004	−0.362 (−0.640 to −0.084)	0.012
HOMA-IR	−0.460 (−0.761 to −0.159)	0.004	−0.371 (−0.652 to −0.09)	0.011
Women (n = 42)
Waist circumference (cm)	−0.241 (−0.571 to 0.089)	0.147	−0.161 (−0.327 to 0.005)	0.057
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−0.037 (−0.377 to 0.303)	0.827	−0.001 (−0.255 to 0.253)	0.994
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−0.067 (−0.390 to 0.256)	0.677	−0.034 (−0.341 to 0.273)	0.824
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	0.104 (−0.243 to 0.035)	0.548	0.108 (−0.244 to 0.46)	0.538
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	−0.243 (−0.578 to 0.092)	0.151	−0.237 (−0.578 to 0.104)	0.167
Serum insulin (μIU/mL)	−0.098 (−0.415 to 0.219)	0.535	−0.059 (−0.348 to 0.23)	0.682
HOMA-IR	−0.038 (−0.359 to 0.283)	0.812	−0.006 (−0.333 to 0.321)	0.971

Data are expressed as the means ± SD. BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance.