The aim of this study is to clarify whether lifestyle intervention provided to people with high type 2 diabetes risk will lower the cumulative incidence of diabetes. Furthermore, the aim is to study the effect of lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
522
Individualized dietary and physical activity counselling aiming at 1. weight reduction 2. dietary fibre 15 g /1000 kcal or more 3. energy proportion of dietary fat less than 30% 4. energy proportion of saturated fat less than 10% 5. moderate physical activity \>30 minutes per day or 4 hours per week
Population Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Helsinki, Finland
Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio, Finland
Department of Sports Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute
Oulu, Finland
The Diabetes Center, Finnish Diabetes Association
Tampere, Finland
Diabetes incidence
Time frame: During the intervention period + after the intervention has been stopped
CVD incidence
Time frame: During the total follow up
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