Lower relative risk
of type 2 diabetes.
In the DPP, an intensive lifestyle programme reduced diabetes incidence by 58% compared with placebo over an average of 2.8 years, among high-risk adults who did not yet have diabetes.
Understand the study +
The study enrolled 3,234 participants in total. The programme targeted at least 7% weight loss and at least 150 minutes of physical activity each week. Incidence was 4.8 versus 11.0 cases per 100 person-years. The 58% figure is a relative reduction, not a reduction of 58 percentage points.


