Physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in a multiethnic cohort in Hawaii
A Steinbrecher, E Erber, A Grandinetti, L Kolonel, G Maskarinec · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2010 · Heft 09
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Aim: Incidence rates of type 2 diabetes vary considerably by ethnicity. Physical inactivity is an established risk factor for diabetes; however little is known about this association across ethnic groups with different rates of diabetes. Therefore, we evaluated the association between physical activity and diabetes risk and potential effect modification by ethnicity in the Hawaiian component of the Multiethnic cohort. Methods: From 1993 to 1996, 103,898 subjects (34% Caucasian, 14% Native Hawaiian, 43% Japanese-American) living in Hawaii (USA), aged 45–75 years, were enrolled by completing a questionnaire on dem…