Research Article

Physical Activity and Risk of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Prediabetes among Males and Females in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2014

Table 2

Bivariate Associations between Covariates and Prediabetes Status; NHANES, 2007-2014, (N = 17,871.

CharacteristicsFemaleMale
Normal
(N = 6,283)
Undiagnosed prediabetes
(N = 2,214)
Diagnosed prediabetes
(N = 637)
p valueNormal
(N = 6,204)
Undiagnosed prediabetes
(N = 2,086)
Diagnosed prediabetes
(N = 447)
p value
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)

Age (mean, SD)40.77 (15.26)56.38 (16.73)51.57 (15.91)<0.000138.93 (14.57)50.99 (17.19)53.69 (13.21)<0.0001
Race/ethncity0.0001<0.0001
 White2,853 (69.59)874 (64.32)285 (69.05)2,854 (69.65)695 (56.41)220 (74.0)
 Black1,160 (10.14)556 (15.71)138 (11.24)1,106 (8.52)614 (17.41)85 (7.97)
 Hispanic1,618 (13.51)578 (13.13)148 (11.56)1,556 (15.01)555(17.34)98(11.25)
 Other652 (6.75)206 (6.84)66 (8.15)688 (6.81)222(8.85)44 (6.78)
Body mass index<0.0001<0.0001
 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)203 (2.98)32 (1.45)8 (1.07)118 (1.52)22 (0.95)3 (0.38)
 Normal (18.5-<25 kg/m2)2,368 (41.44)490 (24.64)116 (19.86)2,136 (33.77)434 (19.17)80 (16.98)
 Overweight (25-<30 kg/m2)1,695 (28.48)669 (30.97)158 (26.32)2,165 (39.15)807 (38.41)175 (42.30)
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)1,733 (27.51)1,000 (42.95)342 (52.76)1,397(25.58)800 (41.49)167 (40.34)
Education<0.0001<0.0001
 Less than high school1,347 (14.47)648 (21.05)142 (15.77)1,508 (16.19)667 (24.56)107 (17.46)
 High school graduate1,353 (19.85)521 (25.81)1325 (20.55)1,509 (23.21)549 (26.82)111 (24.09)
 Some college2,035 (34.11)635 (29.72)222 (37.14)1,726 (29.74)485 (26.63)113 (25.01)
 College graduate or higher1,543 (31.56)405 (23.42)137 (26.54)1,452 (30.86)384 (22.00)116 (33.43)
Family poverty/income ratio0.00130.0422
 ≤1.32,072 (24.5)680 (24.36)205 (22.09)1,850 (21.7)599 (22.98)109 (15.7)
 1.3-3.51,944 (32.95)775 (40.58)213 (37.36)1,977 (33.54)704 (35.28)151 (32.3)
 > 3.51,739 (42.55)532 (35.06)178 (40.55)1,829 (44.76)566 (41.73)154 (52.00)
Smoking status0.016<0.0001
 Never3,928 (63.35)1,372 (59.39)388 (59.58)3,004 (54.13)884 (44.66)179 (43.82)
 Past916 (17.93)427 (21.90)134 (25.88)1,282 (22.55)608 (27.27)191 (40.50)
 Current1,082 (18.72)381 (18.74)105 (14.54)1,503 (23.31)552 (28.07)77 (15.68)
Family history of diabetes<0.0001<0.0001
 Yes1,982 (32.36)889 (40.66)327 (49.2)1,674 (28.46)721 (35.92)230 (51.78)
 No3,680 (67.64)1,244 (59.34)284 (50.8)3,863 (71.54)1,275 (64.08)208 (48.22)
Hypertension<0.0001<0.0001
 Yes1,533 (22.56)1,102 (46.55)365 (55.64)1,574 (24.16)944 (42.95)265 (55.41)
 No4,748 (77.44)1,112 (53.45)272 (44.36)4,629 (75.84)1,142 (57.05)182 (44.59)
Healthy eating index score (mean, SD)56.07 (12.82)56.50 (14.19)56.41 (13.68)0.4953.93 (12.89)53.73 (14.17)56.09 (12.62)0.156
Total MVPA<0.0001<0.0001
 None1,658 (21.91)772 (31.94)185 (28.19)971 (12.80)482 (20.23)105 (20.56)
 <10 MET-hrs/wk975 (15.1)379 (18.58)112 (17.02)616 (9.74)237 (10.96)52 (9.80)
 10-20 MET-hrs/wk909 (15.5)306 (13.96)108 (15.12)636 (10.39)219 (10.63)59 (14.57)
 >20 MET-hrs/wk2,741 (47.49)757 (35.52)232 (39.67)3,981 (67.07)1,148 (58.18)231 (55.06)
Leisure-time MVPA<0.0001<0.0001
 None3,164 (43.5)1,307 (54.83)349 (50.67)2,538 (36.54)1,160 (52.46)227 (44.22)
 <10 MET-hrs/wk1,024 (17.59)360 (18.22)114 (20.33)830 (14.81)267 (14.27)68 (18.1)
 10-20 MET-hrs/wk858 (15.99)272 (13.58)83 (13.48)834 (15.05)216 (11.00)67 (15.33)
 >20 MET-hrs/wk1,237 (22.91)275 (13.37)91 (15.52)2,002 (33.6)443 (22.27)85 (22.35)
Occupational MVPA0.0010.13
 None4,110 (62.32)1,562 (68.48)404 (59.58)3,186 (47.97)1,097 (47.99)239 (52.4)
 <10 MET-hrs/wk443 (7.76)154 (8.21)58 (9.24)404 (7.02)128 (6.74)38 (9.30)
 10-20 MET-hrs/wk363 (6.65)98 (4.92)45 (8.73)365 (6.75)143 (7.4)32 (8.16)
 >20 MET-hrs/wk1,367 (23.27)400 (18.39)130 (22.45)2,249 (38.26)718 (37.86)138 (30.14)

Abbreviations: MET, Metabolic Equivelent; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Percents, means, and standard deviations are weighted; counts are sampled number of observations; numbers may not sum to 17,871 due to missing data.