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- Title
Long-term Weight Training and Mortality in U.S. Male Health Professionals With and Without Type 2 Diabetes.
- Authors
Lee, Dong Hoon; Luo, Xiao; Rezende, Leandro F.M.; Joh, Hee-Kyung; Keum, NaNa; Rimm, Eric B.; Tabung, Fred K.; Zhang, Xuehong; Giovannucci, Edward L.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To investigate the relationship between long-term weight training and mortality in male health professionals with and without type 2 diabetes.<bold>Research Design and Methods: </bold>We analyzed 31,140 men without type 2 diabetes and 2,588 with type 2 diabetes from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1992-2018). Information on weight training was repeatedly assessed using a biennial questionnaire. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs.<bold>Results: </bold>During up to 26 years of follow-up, we documented 12,607 deaths (988 deaths among men with type 2 diabetes). Among participants without type 2 diabetes, 1-59 and 60-149 min/week of long-term weight training were associated with 14% (HR 0.86; 95% CI 0.82-0.89) and 8% (HR 0.92; 95% CI 0.85-0.99) lower mortality versus no weight training, respectively, after adjustment for aerobic activity. However, ≥150 min/week of weight training was not significantly associated with mortality (HR 1.05; 95% CI 0.91-1.20; overall P trend = 0.94; P quadratic < 0.001). Meeting the recommended aerobic physical activity guideline (≥150 min/week) and performing any weight training were associated with 20-34% lower mortality. Among participants with type 2 diabetes, a moderate level of pre-diagnosis weight training was associated with lower mortality, whereas post-diagnosis weight training showed no association. Performing both weight training and aerobic activity before and after diagnosis was associated with lower mortality.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>A moderate level of long-term weight training was associated with lower mortality, independently of aerobic activity, among male health professionals with and without type 2 diabetes. Addition of weight training to aerobic activities may provide further benefit in mortality risk reduction. Studies are required to confirm our findings in diverse populations.
- Subjects
WEIGHT training; TYPE 2 diabetes; MEDICAL personnel; AEROBIC exercises; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 1, p138
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc21-2420