PMID- 20936161 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20110714 LR - 20211020 IS - 2090-0716 (Electronic) IS - 2090-0708 (Print) IS - 2090-0708 (Linking) VI - 2011 DP - 2011 TI - Impact of Regular Exercise and Attempted Weight Loss on Quality of Life among Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. LID - 172073 [pii] LID - 10.1155/2011/172073 [doi] AB - Objective. To examine the association between exercising regularly and trying to lose weight, and quality of life among individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods. Respondents to the US SHIELD baseline survey reported whether they had tried to lose weight during the previous 12 months and whether they exercised regularly for >6 months. Respondents completed the SF-12 quality-of-life survey one year later. Differences between T2DM respondents (n = 2419) and respondents with no diabetes (n = 6750) were tested using t-tests and linear regression models adjusting for demographics, body mass index (BMI), and diabetes status. Results. After adjustment, exercising regularly was significantly associated with higher subsequent physical and mental component scores (P < .001). After adjustment, trying to lose weight was not associated with higher physical component scores (P = .87), but was associated with higher mental component scores (P = .01). Conclusion. Respondents who reported exercising regularly had significantly better physical and mental quality of life, compared with respondents who did not exercise regularly. Despite exercising regularly, respondents with T2DM had significantly worse quality of life, compared with respondents without diabetes who exercised regularly. FAU - Green, Andrew J AU - Green AJ AD - Midwestern Endocrinology, Overland Park, KS 66211, USA. FAU - Fox, Kathleen M AU - Fox KM FAU - Grandy, Susan AU - Grandy S LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20100923 PL - United States TA - J Obes JT - Journal of obesity JID - 101526295 PMC - PMC2948903 EDAT- 2010/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2010/10/12 06:01 PMCR- 2010/09/23 CRDT- 2010/10/12 06:00 PHST- 2010/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/09/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/10/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/10/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2010/09/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 172073 [pii] AID - 10.1155/2011/172073 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Obes. 2011;2011:172073. doi: 10.1155/2011/172073. Epub 2010 Sep 23.