Walking to Work Is an Independent Predictor of Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese Men

• DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0090
• Publication Date: 2007-08-28T22:43:20Z
• Authors: Kyoko Kogawa Sato; Tomoshige Hayashi; Hiroshi Kambe; Yoshiko Nakamura; Nobuko Harita; Ginji Endo; Takeshi Yoneda
• Keywords: Adult; Employment; Male; Time Factors; Walking; Middle Aged; Prognosis; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Japan; Humans; Insulin Resistance

Previous epidemiological studies have shown that vigorous physical activity reduces the development of type 2 diabetes (1–3). A recommendation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported individuals should engage in ≥30 min moderate-intensity activity, such as brisk walking, on most days week health promotion disease prevention (4); however, it is unclear whether mild (i.e., walking to walk) risk diabetes. In present study, we examined relationship between work during a 4-year observational period.

The Kansai Healthcare Study an ongoing cohort investigation designed clarify factors cardiometabolic diseases. Between April 2000 March 2001, 12,647 male employees company area Kansai, Japan, who were aged 40–55 years at entry considered be involved sedentary jobs enrolled this study. All ≥40 underwent annual detailed medical check-ups. The protocol research was reviewed by Human Subjects Review Committee Osaka City University.

For current analysis, study participants consisted 11,073 Japanese men with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) <126 mg/dl not taking oral hypoglycemic medication or insulin. follow-up examination after baseline conducted 2004 2005. We excluded 53 because death 2,016 …