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Table 2. Relative risk (RR) of having type 2 diabetes according to number of hours of television watched per week in U.S. men and women.

Data presented as RR with 95% confidence interval. Data from Hu FB, Leitzmann MF, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Rimm EB. Physical activity and television watching in relation to risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in men. Arch Intern Med. Jun 25 2001;161(12):1542–1548; and Hu FB, Li TY, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Manson JE. Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women. JAMA. Apr 9 2003;289(14):1785–1791.

Group	Average Number of Hours of Television Watched per Week
Group	0–1 hr	21–40 hr	>40 hr	P for Trend
Men (RR), Age-adjusted	1.0	2.22 (1.49–3.31)	3.35 (1.71–6.55)	<0.001
Women (RR), Age-adjusted	1.0	1.53 (1.19–1.96)	1.98 (1.39–2.81)	<0.001