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Population-Based Estimates of Physical Activity for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes : A Cautionary Tale of Potential Confounding by Weight Status
Joint Authors
Karunamuni, Nandini D.
Johnson, Steven T.
Bauman, Adrian E.
Pickering, Michael A.
Loucaides, Constantinos A.
Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
At a population level, the method used to determine those meeting physical activity guidelines has important implications, as estimating “sufficient” physical activity might be confounded by weight status.
The objective of this study was to test the difference between three methods in estimating the prevalence of “sufficient activity” among Canadian adults with type 2 diabetes in a large population sample (N=1614) while considering the role of weight status as a potential confounder.
Our results revealed that estimates of physical activity levels vary by BMI categories, depending on the methods examined.
Although physical activity levels were lower in the obese, their energy expenditure estimates were not different from those who were overweight or of a healthy weight.
The implications of these findings are that biased estimates of physical activity at a population level may result in inappropriate classification of adults with type 2 diabetes as “sufficiently active” and that the inclusion of body weight in estimating physical activity prevalence should be approached with caution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Plotnikoff, Ronald C.& Johnson, Steven T.& Loucaides, Constantinos A.& Bauman, Adrian E.& Karunamuni, Nandini D.& Pickering, Michael A.. 2010. Population-Based Estimates of Physical Activity for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes : A Cautionary Tale of Potential Confounding by Weight Status. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Plotnikoff, Ronald C.…[et al.]. Population-Based Estimates of Physical Activity for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes : A Cautionary Tale of Potential Confounding by Weight Status. Journal of Obesity No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Plotnikoff, Ronald C.& Johnson, Steven T.& Loucaides, Constantinos A.& Bauman, Adrian E.& Karunamuni, Nandini D.& Pickering, Michael A.. Population-Based Estimates of Physical Activity for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes : A Cautionary Tale of Potential Confounding by Weight Status. Journal of Obesity. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480867
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480867