Table 2. Associations between types of physical activity and T2DM risk.

	No. of diabetescases	HR*	95%CI	HR**	95%CI
Total METs
Q1 (<4.3)	307	1.00		1.00
Q2 (4.3–<6.5)	272	0.84	0.72–0.99	0.92	0.78–1.08
Q3 (6.5–<8.9)	242	0.72	0.61–0.85	0.80	0.68–0.95
Q4 (8.9–<12.1)	233	0.66	0.55–0.78	0.74	0.62–0.88
Q5 (≥12.1)	250	0.65	0.54–0.77	0.73	0.61–0.87
		P trend<0.0001		P trend<0.0001
LPA participation
None	876	1.00
Yes	428	0.85	0.75–0.96	0.86	0.76–0.98
LPA METs
None	876	1.00		1.00
Low (<1.2)	117	0.79	0.65–0.96	0.80	0.65–0.97
Medium (1.2–3.0)	137	0.87	0.72–1.04	0.89	0.74–1.07
High (≥3.0)	174	0.89	0.75–1.07	0.91	0.76–1.08
		P trend = 0.0763		P trend = 0.1195
DPA METs
Q1 (<3.3)	296	1.00		1.00
Q2 (3.3–<5.03)	253	0.83	0.70–0.98	0.88	0.74–1.04
Q3 (5.03–<7.0)	257	0.82	0.69–0.97	0.88	0.74–1.04
Q4 (7.0–<9.8)	251	0.77	0.65–0.91	0.85	0.72–1.01
Q5 (≥9.8)	247	0.69	0.58–0.83	0.75	0.63–0.90
		P trend <0.0001		P trend = 0.0033
CPA METs ***
Low (<1.1)	427	1.00		1.00
Medium (1.1–2.67)	219	0.86	0.73–1.01	0.93	0.79–1.10
High (≥2.67)	161	0.66	0.55–0.79	0.74	0.62–0.89
		P trend <0.0001		P trend = 0.0022

^*Model 1: Adjusted for age at interview, energy intake, smoking, alcohol consumption, education level, occupation, income level, hypertension, and family history of diabetes.

^**Model 2: As above plus BMI and WHR.

^***Analysis restricted to employed participants.