Association between Walking Pace and Diabetes: Findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017

Igor Cigarroa, María José Espinoza-Sanhueza, Nicole Lasserre-Laso, Ximena Diaz-Martinez, Alex Garrido-Mendez, Carlos Matus-Castillo, María Adela Martinez-Sanguinetti, Ana Maria Leiva, Fanny Petermann-Rocha, Solange Parra-Soto, Yeny Concha-Cisternas, Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja, Miquel Martorell, Natalia Ulloa, Heather Waddell and Carlos Celis-Morales
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Igor Cigarroa: Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago 1015, Chile
María José Espinoza-Sanhueza: Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago 1015, Chile
Nicole Lasserre-Laso: Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago 1015, Chile
Ximena Diaz-Martinez: Grupo de Investigación en Calidad de Vida, Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad del Biobío, Chillán 1180, Chile
Alex Garrido-Mendez: Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte y Acondicionamiento Físico, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 2850, Chile
Carlos Matus-Castillo: Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte y Acondicionamiento Físico, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 2850, Chile
María Adela Martinez-Sanguinetti: Instituto de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 1954, Chile
Ana Maria Leiva: Instituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 1954, Chile
Fanny Petermann-Rocha: Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Solange Parra-Soto: Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Yeny Concha-Cisternas: Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago 1015, Chile
Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja: CIEDE-UCSC, Departamentos de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de la Santísima, Concepción 2850, Chile
Miquel Martorell: Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 1290, Chile
Natalia Ulloa: Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 1290, Chile
Heather Waddell: Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Carlos Celis-Morales: Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-10

Abstract: 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 2016–2017 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 (β = −7.74 mg/dL (95% CI: −11.08 to −4.40) and β = −11.05 mg/dL (95% CI: −14.36 to −7.75), respectively) and lower HbA1c (β = −0.34% (95% CI: −0.57 to −0.11) and β= −0.72% (95% CI: −0.94 to −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.

Keywords: walking pace; diabetes mellitus; glucose; glycosylated haemoglobin A; health surveys; Chile (MeSH) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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