Joint associations of physical activity and hypertension with the development of type 2 diabetes among urban men and women in Mainland China.

Physical activity (PA) and hypertension (HTN) are important influences on the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the joint impact of PA and HTN on T2D development is unknown.Two community-based prospective cohort studies, with the same protocols, instruments and questionnaires, were cond...

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Main Authors: Fei Xu, Robert S Ware, Lap Ah Tse, YouFa Wang, ZhiYong Wang, Xin Hong, Emily Ying Yang Chan, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3923808?pdf=render