Research
Metabolic adaptation
Physical activity was associated with decreased fasting glucose, but this was not significant after adjusting for age and BMI.
While physical activity may lower fasting glucose, practitioners should consider age and BMI as significant factors.
StrongQualifiesmedium confidence
Univariate analysis revealed that physical activity was associated with decreased fasting glucose of 0.5mg/dL per minute of MVPA, but multivariate analysis adjusting for age and BMI was not significant.
Why this rating
The analysis is based on a substantial dataset and rigorous statistical methods.
Source
Peer Review #2 of "Physical activity and pre-diabetes—an unacknowledged mid-life crisis: findings from NHANES 2003–2006 (v0.2)"
2014
cross-sectional · n=1317
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