title: Physical activity, glucose tolerance, and diabetes mellitus: the Whitehall Study.
abstract: In the Whitehall Study, 6,672 men aged 40-64 years completed a questionnaire concerning leisure time physical activity and had a capillary blood glucose measurement on a sample taken 2 h after a 50 g glucose load. An activity score was calculated by grouping subjects into three broad categories: inactive, moderately active, and active. In both univariate and multiple regression analysis no significant association between blood glucose level and activity score could be found. There were 49 previously diagnosed non-insulin-dependent diabetic men and 25 men with 2 h blood glucose levels exceeding 11.1 mmol/l. The proportion of men in each of these groups did not differ significantly between the three activity categories. In a 1:10 sub-sample (n = 1,650) of the whole Study population there was no relationship between glucose tolerance distribution and a measure of energy expenditure (kcal/kg body weight). In this population there is no evidence for relationship between glucose tolerance or non-insulin-dependent diabetes and reported leisure time physical activity, or between glucose tolerance and energy expenditure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001835:Body Weight; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose