The Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours of University Students in North Cyprus

Background: This study aimed to investigate whether the relationship between psychosocial and perceived environmental factors and physical activity (PA) in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes is influenced by educational level. Methods: Based on the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire, this study selected 164 adults (Mage: 38 (5.34) y, 13.4% men) at type 2 diabetes risk from 11 low socioeconomic neighborhoods in Flanders (Belgium). Participants filled out questionnaires on psychosocial and perceived environmental factors and wore an ActiGraph accelerometer for 5 consecutive days. Statistical analyses were performed using analysis of covariance in SPSS. Results: Educational level significantly influenced the association between perception of body weight and light PA (P = .01) and total PA (P = .03) on weekend days. Educational level did not influence the associations between other psychosocial and perceived environmental factors (ie, perceived social influence; environmental, time and attitudinal barriers, perceived self-efficacy; knowledge and fatalism) and PA. Conclusions: Educational level did not influence the relationship between most psychosocial and perceived environmental factors and PA in this sample of adults at type 2 diabetes risk. This suggests that addressing different psychosocial and perceived environmental correlates in lower and higher educated participants might not be necessary. However, more research in this specific population is needed.

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The clinical utility of the AUSDRISK tool in assessing change in type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese volunteers undertaking a healthy lifestyle intervention

Preventive Medicine Reports ◽

10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.11.020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 80-84

Author(s):

Allison Martin ◽

Elizabeth P. Neale ◽

Linda C. Tapsell

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Clinical Utility ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Diabetes Risk

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Sex-specific associations between type 2 diabetes incidence and exposure to dioxin and dioxin-like pollutants: a meta-analysis

10.1101/2021.09.28.21264274 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Noa Gang ◽

Kyle Van Allen ◽

Paul J. Villeneuve ◽

Heather MacDonald ◽

Jennifer E. Bruin

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Diabetes Risk ◽

Diabetes Incidence ◽

Dioxin Exposure ◽

The Relationship ◽

Disaster Exposure ◽

Pcb Exposure

AbstractThe relationship between persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs), and diabetes incidence in adults has been extensively studied. However, significant variability exists in the reported associations both between and within studies. Emerging data from rodent studies suggest that dioxin exposure disrupts glucose homeostasis in a sex-specific manner. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis of relevant epidemiological studies to investigate whether there are sex-specific associations between dioxin or DL-PCB exposure and type 2 diabetes incidence. Articles were organized into the following subcategories: data stratified by sex (16%), unstratified data (56%), and data from only 1 sex (16% male, 12% female). We also considered whether exposure occurred either abruptly at high levels through a contamination event (“disaster exposure”) or chronically at background levels (“non-disaster exposure”). Only 8 studies compared associations between dioxin/DL-PCB exposure and diabetes risk in males versus females within the same population. When all sex-stratified or single sex studies were considered in the meta-analysis, the summary odds ratio (OR) for increased diabetes risk was similar between females and males (1.78 and 1.95, respectively) when comparing exposed to reference populations, suggesting that this relationship is not sex-specific. However, when we considered disaster-exposed populations separately, the association differed substantially between sexes, with females showing a much higher OR than males (2.86 and 1.59, respectively). Moreover, the association between dioxin/DL-PCB exposure and diabetes was stronger for females than males in disaster-exposed populations. In contrast, both sexes had significantly increased ORs in non-disaster exposure populations and the OR for females was lower than males (1.40 and 2.02, respectively). Our review emphasizes the importance of considering sex differences, as well as the mode of pollutant exposure, when exploring the relationship between pollutant exposure and diabetes in epidemiological studies.

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Physical Activity Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Scores of University Students

Studies on Ethno-Medicine ◽

10.1080/09735070.2015.11905458 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 401-409 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mergul Colak

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

University Students ◽

Diabetes Risk ◽

Risk Scores ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Physical Activity Levels

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Relationships’ Among Dietary Habits, Economic Status and Type 2 Diabetes Risk on Turkish Female University Students Living with Their Families or in the Dormitory

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 1348-1348

Author(s):

Angelos Sikalidis ◽

Çağla Pınarlı

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

University Students ◽

Low Income ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Income Level ◽

High Income ◽

Diabetes Risk ◽

The Other

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to investigate relationships between dietary habits, income levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk in Turkish female university students who are living with their family or in the dormitory. Methods This work was a cross-sectional study conducted during December 2017 – February 2018 in Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University. A survey was applied on 127 female students of which 60 were living with their family and 40 in dormitory. Income level was determined based on TURKSTAT 2015 percentiles. T2DM risk was determined using the Finnish Diabetes Association Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Form. Food frequency questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall results were analysed by specially developed for Turkey diet analysis software Beslenme Bilgi Sistemi (BeBiS). Data were statistically analysed with SPSS for Windows 20.0. Results Our results show university students do not have adequate and balanced nutrition in general. On the other hand, students who are living with their family have more better nutritional results than students who are live in dormitory (P < 0.05). According to income level, in most cases students in high income have more better results about diet quality than students in low income (P < 0.05). Students in high income have less type 2 diabetes risk comparing to students in low income (P < 0.05). There is not a significant relationship between income level and type 2 diabetes risk in students who are living with their family. On the other hand, students who are living in dormitory have significant relationship between income level and type 2 diabetes risk (P < 0.05). Conclusions There is a significant relationship between income level, dietary habits and type 2 diabetes risk in most cases. University students should take education about healthy nutrition. Our work demonstrates that students who are living in dormitory need more training programs. Students who are in more risk about type 2 diabetes should take education about protection from type 2 diabetes. Funding Sources Endowment Fund for Research in Health Sciences, of Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University project code: SBF-120,705,051-2017; grant.

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