The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1115-1121 , December 2009

Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Diabetes Risk in Men: A Prospective Study

  • Lydia C. Siegel, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Lydia C. Siegel, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Howard D. Sesso, ScD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • Thomas S. Bowman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • I.-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass

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 Funding: The Physicians' Health Study is supported by grants CA-34944 and CA-40360 and CA-097193 from the National Cancer Institute and grants HL-26490 and HL-34595 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr Siegel received support from the Office of Research and Development, Cooperative Studies Program, Department of Veterans Affairs.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.008

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1115-1121 , December 2009

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