Table 3

RR of diabetes according to physical activity measures, by gender

 Men Women
CPers.RR* (95% CI)p ValueCPers.RR* (95% CI)p Value
Frequency per week
No activity7319481.00 (reference)9719721.00 (reference)
<1 per week16255180.96 (0.73 to 1.25)12957010.83 (0.64 to 1.07)
1 per week11046100.77 (0.57 to 1.03)12457780.70 (0.53 to 0.92)
2–3 per week9840620.84 (0.62 to 1.13)9446630.67 (0.50 to 0.88)
≥4 per week4518810.55 (0.38 to 0.80)6322800.71 (0.52 to 0.96)
Ptrend0.0010.005
Minutes per session
No activity7319481.00 (reference)9719721.00 (reference)
1–15379340.89 (0.61 to 1.29)4613840.73 (0.52 to 1.02)
16–3011935090.94 (0.71 to 1.25)12153500.65 (0.50 to 0.86)
31–6012052080.75 (0.56 to 1.00)12863490.75 (0.57 to 0.97)
≥606630810.70 (0.51 to 0.98)2813960.74 (0.49 to 1.12)
Ptrend0.0110.056
Intensity
No activity7319481.00 (reference)9719721.00 (reference)
Low20651490.91 (0.70 to 1.18)27990610.83 (0.66 to 1.04)
Medium/high13372720.71 (0.53 to 0.95)5752850.62 (0.44 to 0.87)
Ptrend0.0110.005
  • *Adjusted for BMI (continuous); age (continuous); education (≤9 years, 10–12 years, >12 years; unknown); alcohol frequency in the past 2 weeks (no, 1–4, ≥5, abstainer; unknown); smoking (never, former, current, unknown); BP medication use (yes, no, unknown); prevalent CVD (yes, no, unknown).

  • BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; C, cases; CVD, cardiovascular disease; NA, not applicable; Pers., persons; RR, risk ratio.