Active commuting, commuting modes and the risk of diabetes: 14-year follow-up data from the Hisayama study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

We aimed to investigate the association of active commuting (cycling or walking to work), as well as the association of the individual commuting modes, with the risk of diabetes in a prospective cohort of community-dwelling adults in Japan.

Material and methods

A total of 1,270 residents aged 40-79 years were followed up for a median of 14 years. Active commuting was defined as either cycling or walking to work. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the association of active commuting with the risk of diabetes. Associations for different forms of active commuting (cycling, walking and mixed modes of cycling or walking with non-active components) were also examined.

Results

During the follow-up period, 191 participants developed diabete

SUBMITTER: Honda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature