Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Frank B. Hu; Ronald J. Sigal; Janet W. Rich‐Edwards; Graham A. Colditz; Caren G. Solomon; Walter C. Willett; Frank E. Speizer; JoAnn E. Manson

doi:10.1001/jama.282.15.1433

Abstract

Our data suggest that greater physical activity level is associated with substantial reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes, including physical activity of moderate intensity and duration.

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MedicineType 2 diabetesDiabetes mellitusBody mass indexNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyRelative riskMetabolic equivalentIncidence (geometry)Cohort studyCohortDemographyPhysical activityPhysical therapyGerontologyInternal medicineConfidence intervalEndocrinology

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 282
Issue: 15
Pages: 1433-1433
Citations: 914
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                                    Frank B. Hu, 
                                
                                    Ronald J. Sigal, 
                                
                                    Janet W. Rich‐Edwards
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women. 
                            JAMA
                            , 282
                            (15)
                            , 1433-1433.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.15.1433
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.15.1433