Author(s): WANG, D., ZHU, X.J., SAWADA, S.S., Institution: WASEDA UNIVERSITY, Country: JAPAN, Abstract-ID: 186

INTRODUCTION:
Previous studies have reported an association between participation in school-based sports clubs or athletic activities during adolescence and the prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases in adulthood. To our knowledge, no studies have directly examined the relationship between enjoyment of physical education during school years and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. This study investigates the association between enjoyment of physical education during school years and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adulthood.
METHODS:
Anonymous survey responses were obtained from a social research company for 3,010 individuals aged 18–64 years. After excluding respondents with missing or invalid data, 2,738 participants were included in the final analysis. Participants were categorized into four groups (dislike, somewhat dislike, somewhat like, and like) according to their enjoyment of physical education during elementary, middle, and high school. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the prevalence of diabetes were obtained using binary logistic regression models after adjusting for age and sex.
RESULTS:
125 participants had diabetes. Regarding the enjoyment of physical education during elementary school, using the “dislike” group as reference, ORs (95% CIs) for “somewhat dislike” group were 0.71 (0.42–1.20), 0.80 (0.49–1.28) for “somewhat like” group, and 0.81 (0.49–1.35) for “like” group, respectively (P for trend = 0.41). Similar patterns were observed in middle, and high school.
CONCLUSION:
No clear association was observed between enjoyment of physical education during school years and the prevalence of diabetes in adulthood.