Patterns and correlates of active commuting in adults with type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional evidence from UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the active commuting (AC) patterns of adults with type 2 diabetes and how these relate to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in UK Biobank. Social and environmental correlates of AC will also be explored.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study.

Settings

This is a population cohort of over 500 000 people recruited from 22 centres across the UK. Participants aged between 37 and 73 years were recruited between 2006 and 2010.

Participants

6896 participants with a self-reported type 2 diabetes diagnosis who reported commuting to work and had complete covariate data were included in the analysis.

Exposure measures

Exposure measures were AC to work, measured as usual mode of transport.

Outcome measures

Outcome mea

SUBMITTER: Falconer CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640023 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature