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Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and incident diabetes in a population covering the adult life span: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

TitleAccelerometer-assessed physical activity and incident diabetes in a population covering the adult life span: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Publication TypePublication
Year2020
AuthorsChen G-C, Qi Q, Hua S, Moon J-Y, Spartano NL, Vasan RS, Sotres-Alvarez D, Castañeda SF, Evenson KR, Perreira KM, Gallo LC, Pirzada A, Diaz KM, Daviglus ML, Gellman MD, Kaplan RC, Xue X, Mossavar-Rahmani Y
JournalAm J Clin Nutr
Volume112
Issue5
Pagination1318-1327
Date Published2020 Nov 11
ISSN1938-3207
KeywordsAccelerometry, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, exercise, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Young Adult
Abstract

BACKGROUND: The association between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and risk of diabetes remains unclear, especially among US Hispanic/Latino adults who have lower levels of physical activity and a higher diabetes burden compared with other racial/ethnical populations in the country.OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and incident diabetes in a US Hispanic/Latino population.METHODS: We included 7280 participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos who aged 18-74 y and free of diabetes at baseline. Data on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were collected using a 7-d accelerometer measurement. Incident diabetes was assessed after a mean ± SD of 6.0 ± 0.8 y using standard procedures including blood tests. RRs and 95% CIs of diabetes associated with MVPA were estimated using survey Poisson regressions. The associations of MVPA with 6-y changes in adiposity measures were also examined.RESULTS: A total of 871 incident cases of diabetes were identified. MVPA was inversely and nonlinearly associated with risk of diabetes (P-nonlinearity = 0.006), with benefits accruing rapidly at the lower end of MVPA range (<30 min/d) and leveling off thereafter. The association differed by population age (P-interaction = 0.006). Higher MVPA was associated with lower risk of diabetes among individuals older than 50 y (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.35, 0.73; P-trend < 0.001) but not among younger individuals (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.66, 1.47; P-trend = 0.92). An inverse association between MVPA and 6-y gain in waist circumference was also limited to the older group (P-interaction with age < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Among US Hispanic/Latino adults, baseline accelerometer-derived MVPA was inversely associated with incident diabetes only among individuals aged 50 y and older. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings and to clarify potential mechanisms underlying the possible age differences in the MVPA-diabetes association. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02060344.

DOI10.1093/ajcn/nqaa232
Alternate JournalAm J Clin Nutr
PubMed ID32910816
PubMed Central IDPMC7657343
Grant ListR01 AG055527 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK119268 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
P30 DK111022 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
P30 DK020541 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
UL1 TR002550 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States
P2C HD050924 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL136266 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
MS#: 
0761
Manuscript Lead/Corresponding Author Affiliation: 
Field Center: Bronx (Einstein College of Medicine)
ECI: 
Manuscript Affiliation: 
Field Center: Bronx (Einstein College of Medicine)
Manuscript Status: 
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