title: Dietary and physical activity of adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Zhejiang province of eastern China: Data from a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Lifestyle management helps improve the clinical outcome of patients with type 2 diabetes. The present study aimed to obtain lifestyle data on the dietary and physical activity of adult type 2 diabetes patients in Zhejiang province of eastern China for better patient education and improvement of clinical management.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of 607 adult type 2 diabetes patients was carried out in 12 hospitals within eight cities of Zhejiang province. Data were collected for sex, age, basic physical measurement (blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference), dietary favor and habit (vegetarian diets vs meat diets, preference of salty or light flavors), detailed dietary intake (24-h recall method), as well as the weekly physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients in the analysis was 56.39 ± 12.29 years, and 38.71% of the patients had higher levels of body mass index than recommended. The average daily total energy intake was 1887.71 ± 575.10 kcal. The percentage of calories from carbohydrate, protein and fat were 61.36 ± 11.59%, 13.29 ± 3.37% and 25.35 ± 11.16%, respectively. For physical activity, the patients generally spent most of their daily time sitting and sleeping, and the time for moderate vigorous activity was limited.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Zhejiang province have a relatively high carbohydrate and low protein diet, with very limited physical activity. Patient education to achieve a better lifestyle intervention needs to improve in this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaowen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.|Institute of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Mingxia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The 117 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jiawei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, China.
authors.forename: Jingfen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated with School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hongdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Lishui People's Hospital, Lishui, China.
authors.forename: Minhua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Taizhou Hospital, Taizhou, China.
authors.forename: Yunfen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, China.
authors.forename: Yiping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Huiqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China.
authors.forename: Yanshu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Liqin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yajuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Fubi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Bijun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Dietary; Lifestyle; Type 2 diabetes