- Title
- Physical activity levels and differences in the prevalence of diabetes between the United States and Canada
- Creator
- Zhang, Xuanping; Geiss, Linda S.; Caspersen, Carl J.; Cheng, Yiling J.; Engelgau, Michael M.; Johnson, Jeffrey A.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Gregg, Edward W.
- Relation
- Preventive Medicine Vol. 50, Issue 5-6, p. 241-245
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.02.015
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Objective: To examine the American–Canadian difference in physical activity and its association with diabetes prevalence. Methods: We used cross-sectional data from nationally representative samples of adults (8688 persons aged ≥ 18 years) participating in the 2004 Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health. Using data on up to 22 activities in the past 3 months, we defined 3 physical activity groups (in metabolic equivalents-hours/day) as low (< 1.5), moderate (1.5–2.9), and high (≥ 3.0). We employed logistic regression models in our analyses. Results: Self-reported diabetes prevalence was 7.6% in the U.S. and 5.4% in Canada. The prevalence of low physical activity was considerably higher in the U.S. (70.9%) than in Canada (52.3%), while levels of moderate and high physical activity were higher in Canada (24.6% and 23.1%, respectively) than in the U.S. (14.3% and 14.8%, respectively). Using nationality (Canada as reference) to predict diabetes status, the adjusted odds ratio was 1.48 (95%CI, 1.22–1.79), and became 1.38 (95%CI, 1.15–1.66) when additionally adjusting for physical activity level. We estimate that 20.8% of the U.S.-Canada difference in diabetes prevalence is associated with physical activity. Conclusions: The difference in the prevalence of diabetes between U.S. and Canadian adults may be partially explained by differences in physical activity between the two countries.
- Subject
- physical activity; prevalence of diabetes
- Identifier
- uon:9367
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/921678
- Identifier
- ISSN:0091-7435
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