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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 3/2012

01-12-2012 | Original Article

Influence of Lifestyle Factors on Inflammation in Men and Women with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004

Authors: Soghra Jarvandi, PhD, Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, Donna B. Jeffe, PhD, Mario Schootman, PhD

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2012

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Abstract

Background

Type 2 diabetes is associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, increasing the risk for various adverse health outcomes.

Purpose

Our objective was to investigate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for systemic inflammation, and lifestyle factors in a national sample of people with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

This study analyzed data from 1,086 men and women with diabetes, who completed the 1999–2004 NHANES. Lifestyle factors included diet quality, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and physical activity.

Results

Stratified logistic regression showed that for both men and women, BMI was a strong predictor of elevated CRP after adjusting for age, energy intake, race/ethnicity, medications, diabetes duration, and glycosylated hemoglobin. However, among men, but not among women, the likelihood of elevated CRP increased with lower diet quality and physical inactivity.

Conclusions

Among people with type 2 diabetes, higher levels of CRP were associated with lower diet quality and physical inactivity among men, and with obesity among both men and women.
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Metadata
Title
Influence of Lifestyle Factors on Inflammation in Men and Women with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004
Authors
Soghra Jarvandi, PhD
Nicholas O. Davidson, MD
Donna B. Jeffe, PhD
Mario Schootman, PhD
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9397-y

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