Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults

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General characteristics of the participants.


	Overall ()	Men ()	Women ()	^†

Age (year)	55.1 ± 8.5	56.1 ± 8.5	54.3 ± 8.4	<0.001
WC (cm)	88.6 ± 10.1	90.6 ± 9.9	86.8 ± 9.9	<0.001
BMI (kg/m²)	25.3 ± 3.6	25.2 ± 3.6	25.5 ± 3.7	0.846
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	137.4 ± 20.4	140.3 ± 19.5	134.8 ± 20.7	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	1.5 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.4	1.4 ± 1.1	<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.9 ± 0.9	2.9 ± 0.9	2.9 ± 0.8	0.800
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.4 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.3	<0.001
TC (mmol/L)	4.9 ± 1.1	4.9 ± 1.2	4.9 ± 1.1	0.607
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	6.4 ± 2.0	6.5 ± 1.9	6.4 ± 2.1	0.175
2-Hour plasma glucose (mmol/L)	9.7 ± 4.7	10.0 ± 4.8	9.4 ± 4.6	0.013
Current smoker, %	16.3	31.2	0.9	<0.001
Former smoker, %	15.7	29.4	3.4	<0.001
Current drinker, %	18.4	36.8	1.8	<0.001
Former drinker, %	21.0	29.3	13.6	<0.001
T2DM, %	26.0	28.2	24.1	0.035
MS, %	41.2	45.7	37.2	<0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as percentage. ^† were analyzed between the variables of men and women. WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; : number of subjects.

Journal of Diabetes Research

Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults

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