Abstract
Aims
We examined the independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
and parental diabetes history on type 2 diabetes risk.
Methods
A cohort of 11,627 individuals aged 20–79 years was free of baseline diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. We measured
CRF using a maximal treadmill exercise test, and parental diabetes by a medical history
questionnaire.
Results
During an average 5.5 year follow-up, 572 cases of type 2 diabetes occurred. Compared with the least fit
20%, the multivariate hazard ratio (HR) (95% CI) was 0.59 (0.43–0.83) for the middle
fit 40%, and 0.53 (0.38–0.75) for the high fit 40%. Those with parental diabetes had
a 1.40-fold higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. In combined analyses using
fit, no parental diabetes as the referent, unfit with no parental diabetes was 1.79
(95% CI 1.25–2.57) times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while the risk with
parental diabetes was 1.41 (95% CI 1.12–1.78) and 2.37 (95% CI 1.25–4.49) times higher
in the fit and unfit, respectively.
Conclusions
While high CRF did not fully attenuate the risk of diabetes associated with parental
diabetes, being fit reduces diabetes risk regardless of parental history.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 28, 2011
Accepted:
October 31,
2011
Received in revised form:
October 27,
2011
Received:
August 9,
2011
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