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ACTIVE COMMUTING IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER RISK OF OBESITY, DIABETES AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CHILEAN ADULTS

dc.creatorXIMENA MERCEDES DÍAZ MARTÍNEZ
dc.date2018
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:01:59Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:01:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE ON HOW ACTIVE COMMUTING IS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH BENEFITS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY THEREFORE WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ACTIVE COMMUTING AND MARKERS OF ADIPOSITY AND CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN THE CHILEAN ADULT POPULATION. METHODS: IN TOTAL, 5157 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE CHILEAN NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY 2009-10 WERE INCLUDED IN THIS CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. ACTIVE COMMUTING WAS MEASURED USING THE GLOBAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE (GPAQ V2). BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AND WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE (WC) WERE MEASURED AND USED TO DEFINE OBESITY AND CENTRAL OBESITY. TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) AND METABOLIC SYNDROME WERE DETERMINED USING WHO AND UPDATED ATPIII-NCEP CRITERIA, RESPECTIVELY.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/pubmed/fdx092
dc.identifier.issn1741-3850
dc.identifier.issn1741-3842
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/10093
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherJOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.relation.uri10.1093/pubmed/fdx092
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.titleACTIVE COMMUTING IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER RISK OF OBESITY, DIABETES AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CHILEAN ADULTS
dc.title.alternativeLOS DESPLAZAMIENTOS ACTIVOS SE ASOCIAN CON UN MENOR RIESGO DE OBESIDAD, DIABETES Y SÍNDROME METABÓLICO EN ADULTOS CHILENOS
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION
ubb.SedeCHILLÁN
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