Effect of Physical Activity and Obesity on Type 2 Diabetes in a Middle-Aged Population

Table 2

Time-dependent proportional hazard regression predicting diabetes. Incidence by physical activity level in the middle-aged population.

	Population/total sample	Variable	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	𝑃 value
Men	275/986
	Controlled for age	Leisure activity	0.60	0.40–0.90	.05
		Total activity	0.79	0.46–1.25	.5
	Controlled for age and body mass index	Leisure activity	0.78	0.57–1.28	.06
		Total activity	1.0	0.60–1.58	.8
Women	403/1067
	Controlled for age	Leisure activity	0.68	0.50–0.92	.01
		Total activity	0.70	0.53–0.95	.04
	Controlled for age and body mass index	Leisure activity	0.72	0.58–0.97	.04
		Total activity	0.75	0.65–1.08	.08