Physical activity and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Diabetologia

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2527-2545

  Smith, Andrea D ^a,b   Crippa, Alessio ^c   Woodcock, James ^d   Brage, Søren ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Dose response; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; HUMAN; LEISURE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING METABOLIC RATE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84991396212     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-4079-0     Document Type: Review

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