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    Association of stair use with risk of major chronic diseases
    (Elsevier, 2024) ;
    Raisi, Andrea
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    Boonpor, Jirapitcha
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    Breheny, Megan
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    Vasquez, Jaime
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    Diaz-Martinez, Ximena
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    Pell, Jill
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    Ho, Frederick
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    Celis-Morales, Carlos
    Introduction: Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk of chronic diseases. Regular stair use can contribute to increasing physical activity in the population. This study aimed to investigate the association between flights of stairs used daily at home and all-cause mortality and cause-specific incidence and mortality. Methods: Of the 502,628 UK Biobank participants recruited between 2007 and 2010, 442,027 (mean age, 56Ā§8 years) had available data and were included in the analyses conducted in 2023. Participants were categorized on the basis of flights of stairs climbed daily (1āˆ’5, 6āˆ’10, 11āˆ’15, >15). The disease-specific outcomes were cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and all-cause dementia. Cox proportional hazard models, adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related confounding factors, were used to analyze the associations between stair use frequency and health outcomes. Results: Participants were followed up for a median of 10.9 years. Climbing stairs >15 times per day was associated with a lower risk of 8 of the 9 outcomes analyzed than not using stairs. The magnitude of association ranged from 3% (95% CI=0.94, 0.99) lower risk for all-cause cancer to 51% (95% CI=0.39, 0.60) lower risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Findings were similar for mortality outcomes, with the hazard ratios ranging from 0.82 (95% CI=0.77, 0.87) for all-cause cancer to 0.46 (95% CI=0.23, 0.92) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality. Conclusions: Stair use was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality and cause-specific incidence and mortality independent of confounding factors, including adiposity and multimorbidity.
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    ComparaciĆ³n entre el auto-reporte de actividad fĆ­sica y la mediciĆ³n con acelerĆ³metro segĆŗn factores sociodemogrĆ”ficos
    (Revista Chilena de NutriciĆ³n, 2020) ; ;
    LabraƱa, Ana Marƭa
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    RamĆ­rez-AlarcĆ³n, Karina
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    Salas-Bravo, Carlos
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    Diaz-Martinez, Ximena
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    Concha-Cisternas, Yeny
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    MartĆ­nez-Sanguinetti, MarĆ­a Adela
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    Leiva, Ana MarĆ­a
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    Luarte, Cristian
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    Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
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    Celis-Morales, Carlos
    IntroducciĆ³n: La determinaciĆ³n del nivel de actividad fĆ­sica (AF) puede realizarse a travĆ©s de acelerĆ³metro o mediante cuestionario de auto-reporte. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar los niveles de AF entre un cuestionario de auto-reporte y la mediciĆ³n con acelerĆ³metro de movimiento segĆŗn factores sociodemogrĆ”ficos en la poblaciĆ³n chilena. MĆ©todos: Estudio de corte transversal que incluyĆ³ a 230 adultos chilenos participantes del proyecto Genes, Ambiente, Diabetes y Obesidad (GENADIO). Niveles de AF fueron medidos mediante el cuestionario Internacional Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) y acelerĆ³metro de movimiento (ActiGraph). Resultados: IPAQ subestimĆ³ los niveles de AF total en comparaciĆ³n a la mediciĆ³n con acelerĆ³metro (delta [IPAQ-Acel.]= -55,7 min/dĆ­a). SegĆŗn nivel educacional, se evidenciĆ³ que el cuestionario IPAQ sobreestimĆ³ los niveles de AF total en personas con bajo nivel educacional (delta [IPAQ-Acel.]= 70,4 min/dĆ­a), pero subestimĆ³ la AF total en personas con enseƱanza media o tĆ©cnico universitaria (delta [IPAQ-Acel.]= -67,9 y -135,6 min/dĆ­a, respectivamente). Resultados similares fueron observados para los distintos niveles de ingreso socioeconĆ³mico (NSE). ConclusiĆ³n: El cuestionario de auto-reporte IPAQ subestimĆ³ los niveles de AF total en comparaciĆ³n a la mediciĆ³n por acelerĆ³metro; sin embargo, estas diferencias variaron segĆŗn factores sociodemogrĆ”ficos.
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    Association between walking pace and diabetes: Findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017
    (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020) ; ; ;
    Cigarroa, Igor
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    Espinoza-Sanhueza, MarĆ­a
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    Lasserre-Laso, Nicole
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    Diaz-Martinez, Ximena
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    Martinez-Sanguinetti, MarĆ­a
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    Leiva, Ana
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    Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
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    Parra-Soto, Solange
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    Concha-Cisternas, Yeny
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    Martorell, Miquel
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    Ulloa, Natalia
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    Waddell, Heather
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    Celis-Morales, Carlos
    Background: Walking pace is a well-known indicator of physical capability, but it is also a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is a lack of evidence on the association between walking pace and T2D, specifically, within developing countries such as Chile. Aim: To investigate the association between self-reported walking pace and T2D in the Chilean adult population. Methods: 5520 Chilean participants (aged 15 to 90 years, 52.1% women) from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016ā€“2017 were included in this cross-sectional study. Both walking pace (slow, average, and brisk) and diabetes data were collected through self-reported methods. Fasting blood glucose (reported in mg/dl) and glycosylated haemoglobin A (HbA1c) scores were determined via blood exams. Results: In the unadjusted model, and compared to people who reported a slow walking pace, those with average and brisk walking pace had lower blood glucose levels (Ī² = āˆ’7.74 mg/dL (95% CI: āˆ’11.08 to āˆ’4.40) and Ī² = āˆ’11.05 mg/dL (95% CI: āˆ’14.36 to āˆ’7.75), respectively) and lower HbA1c (Ī² = āˆ’0.34% (95% CI: āˆ’0.57 to āˆ’0.11) and Ī²= āˆ’0.72% (95% CI: āˆ’0.94 to āˆ’0.49)), respectively. After adjusting for sociodemographic, Body Mass Index and lifestyle factors, the association between glycaemia and HbA1c remained only for brisk walkers. Both the average and brisk walker categories had lower odds of T2D (OR: 0.59 (95% CI: 0.41 to 0.84) and (OR 0.48 (95% CI: 0.30 to 0.79), respectively). Conclusion: Brisk walkers were associated with lower blood glucose and HbA1c levels. Moreover, average to brisk walking pace also showed a lower risk for T2D.
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    Adiposidad corporal, estilos de vida y nivel de actividad fƭsica en mujeres dueƱas de casa y trabajadoras remuneradas chilenas
    (Sociedad Chilena de NutriciĆ³n, BromatologĆ­a y ToxicologĆ­a, 2019)
    Concha Cisternas, Yeny
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    Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
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    VĆ”squez-GĆ³mez, Jaime A.
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    Leiva, Ana MarĆ­a
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    MartĆ­nez, MarĆ­a Adela
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    Diaz-Martinez, Ximena
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    Molina-Sotomayo, Edgardo
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    Pavez-Adasme, Gustavo
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    Carrasco BeltrƔn, Hernaldo
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    Silva-Urra, Jaime
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    Beltran, Ana Rosa
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    Celis-Morales, Carlos
    En Chile existe escasa evidencia en relaciĆ³n a las caracterĆ­sticas de los estilos de vida en mujeres dueƱas de casa versus mujeres con trabajos renumerados. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar marcadores de adiposidad, hĆ”bitos de consumo asociados a estilos de vida y nivel de actividad fĆ­sica (AF) en mujeres dueƱas de casa y trabajadoras remuneradas chilenas. Se compararon variables de adiposidad como el Ć­ndice de masa corporal (IMC), peso corporal, perĆ­metro de cintura (PC), estilos de vida y niveles de AF (transporte, moderada y vigorosa intensidad y tiempo sedente) de 2.232 participantes de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010. Las dueƱas de casa, en comparaciĆ³n con las trabajadoras renumeradas, presentaron un mayor IMC (27,9 vs. 20,0 kg/m2 , p<0,0001) y PC (98,3 vs. 95,6 cm, p<0,0001). El tiempo destinado a la prĆ”ctica de AF de trasporte (42,5 vs. 51,5 min/dĆ­a, p= 0,009), moderada (94,2 vs. 128,4 min/dĆ­a, p<0,0001) y vigorosa (25,06 vs. 53,49 min/dĆ­a, p<0,0001) fue menor en dueƱas de casa que en trabajadoras renumeradas. Por el contrario, las dueƱas de casa destinaron menor tiempo al desarrollo de actividades sedentes (2,71 vs. 3,26 horas/dĆ­a, p<0,0001), ademĆ”s mostraron un menor consumo de alcohol (30,5 vs. 43,2 g/dĆ­a, p= 0,021) en comparaciĆ³n a trabajadoras renumeradas.