Lifestyle factors and risk for new-onset diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic data on the combined influence of several lifestyle factors on diabetes risk are rare, particularly among older adults.

Objective

To examine how combinations of lifestyle risk factors relate to the 11-year risk for incident diabetes.

Design

Population-based prospective cohort study.

Setting

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study.

Participants

114,996 men and 92,483 women, aged 50 to 71 years in 1995 to 1996, without evidence of heart disease, cancer, or diabetes.

Measurements

A comprehensive survey of demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors, including dietary intake, body weight and height, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption at baseline (1995 to 1996). Low-risk groups were

SUBMITTER: Reis JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3491359 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature