ArticleCureus2026
Association Between Physical Activity Levels and the Prevalence of Self-Reported Diabetes Among Adults in the United States: A Secondary Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2006.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionPhysical activity (PA) is an important modifiable lifestyle factor associated with metabolic health and diabetes. This study examined the association between different levels of self-reported PA and prevalent self-reported diabetes among adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2006 sample.
methodsThis cross-sectional secondary analysis included 8,174 adults aged 18 years or older from NHANES 2005-2006. PA was categorized as low (<150 minutes/week), moderate (150-300 minutes/week), or high (>300 minutes/week). Diabetes status was based on self-reported physician diagnosis. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations between PA level and prevalent self-reported diabetes with sequential adjustment for demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and body mass index (BMI).
resultsOverall, 650 participants (8.0%) had self-reported diabetes. Diabetes prevalence was 11.8% in the low PA group, 5.9% in the moderate group, and 5.7% in the high group. In the unadjusted model, moderate PA was associated with lower odds of diabetes (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.36-0.61), as was high PA (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.38-0.54). After adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and BMI, the associations were attenuated but remained statistically significant for moderate activity (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.57-0.99) and high activity (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99).
conclusionModerate and high levels of self-reported PA were associated with lower odds of prevalent self-reported diabetes compared with low PA in the analyzed NHANES sample. Because of the cross-sectional design, temporality and causality cannot be established. Prospective studies using appropriate complex-survey methods are needed to further evaluate this association.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.