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Physical Fitness Among Swedish Military Conscripts and Long-Term Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cohort Study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Early-life physical fitness has rarely been examined in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in adulthood because of the lengthy follow-up required. Elucidation of modifiable risk factors at young ages may help facilitate earlier and more effective interventions. OBJECTIVE:To examine aerobic capacity and muscle strength at age 18 years in relation to risk for type 2 DM in adulthood. DESIGN:National cohort study. SETTING:Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:1 534 425 military conscripts from 1969 to 1997 (97% to 98% of all men aged 18 years nationwide) without prior type 2 DM. MEASUREMENTS:Aerobic capacity and muscle strength (measured in watts and newtons per kilogram of body weight, respectively) were examined in relation to type 2 DM identified from outpatient and inpatient diagnoses from 1987 to 2012 (maximum age, 62 years). RESULTS:34 008 men were diagnosed with type 2 DM in 39.4 million person-years of follow-up. Low aerobic capacity and muscle strength were independently associated with increased risk for type 2 DM. The absolute difference in cumulative incidence of type 2 DM between the lowest and highest tertiles of both aerobic capacity and strength was 0.22% at 20 years of follow-up (95% CI, 0.20% to 0.25%), 0.76% at 30 years (CI, 0.71% to 0.81%), and 3.97% at 40 years (CI, 3.87% to 4.06%). Overall, the combination of low aerobic capacity and muscle strength was associated with a 3-fold risk for type 2 DM (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.07 [CI, 2.88 to 3.27]; P < 0.001), with a positive additive interaction (P < 0.001). These associations were seen even among men with normal body mass index. LIMITATION:This cohort did not include women and did not measure physical fitness at older ages. CONCLUSION:In this large cohort of Swedish male military conscripts, low aerobic capacity and muscle strength at age 18 years were associated with increased long-term risk for type 2 DM, even among those with normal body mass index. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE:National Institutes of Health.

SUBMITTER: Crump C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4861045 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Physical Fitness Among Swedish Military Conscripts and Long-Term Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cohort Study.

Crump Casey C   Sundquist Jan J   Winkleby Marilyn A MA   Sieh Weiva W   Sundquist Kristina K  

Annals of internal medicine 20160308 9


<h4>Background</h4>Early-life physical fitness has rarely been examined in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in adulthood because of the lengthy follow-up required. Elucidation of modifiable risk factors at young ages may help facilitate earlier and more effective interventions.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine aerobic capacity and muscle strength at age 18 years in relation to risk for type 2 DM in adulthood.<h4>Design</h4>National cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Sweden.<h4>Participants</h4>1 5  ...[more]

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