Browsing by Author "Cristi-Montero, Carlos"

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    Results From Chile’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
    (Human Kinetics Publisher, 2016) Aguilar-Farias, Nicolás; Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea; Sadarangani, Kabir P.; Von Oetinger, Astrid; Leppe, Jaime; Valladares, Macarena; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa; Cobos, Carolina; Lemus, Nicolas; Walbaum, Magdalena; Cristi-Montero, Carlos
    BACKGROUND: The 2016 Chilean Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is a review of the evidence across indicators of behaviors, settings, and sources of influence associated with physical activity (PA) of Chilean children and youth. METHODS: A Research Work Group reviewed available evidence from publications, surveys, government documents and datasets to assign a grade for 11 indicators for PA behavior based on the percentage of compliance for defined benchmarks. Grades were defined as follows: A, 81% to 100% of children accomplishing a given benchmark; B, 61% to 80%; C, 41% to 60%; D, 21% to 40%; F, 0% to 20%; INC, incomplete data available to assign score. RESULTS: Grades assigned were for i) 'Behaviors that contribute to overall PA levels': Overall PA, F; Organized Sport Participation, D; Active Play, INC; and Active Transportation, C-; ii) 'Factors associated with cardiometabolic risk': Sedentary Behavior, D; Overweight and Obesity, F; Fitness, F; and iii) 'Factors that influence PA': Family and Peers, D; School, D; Community and Built Environment, C; Government Strategies and Investments, C. CONCLUSIONS: Chile faces a major challenge as most PA indicators scored low. There were clear research and information gaps that need to be filled with the implementation of consistent and regular data collection methods.
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    Un mayor nivel de actividad física se asocia a una menor prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en Chile: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010
    (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015) Celis-Morales, Carlos; Salas, Carlos; Álvarez, Cristián; Aguilar-Farias, Nicolás; Ramírez Campillos, Rodrigo; Leppe, Jaime; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Diaz Martínez, Ximena; Duran, Eliana; Labraña, Ana; Martínez, María; Leiva, Ana; Willis, Naomi
    BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relationship between physical activity (PA) and cardiovascular risk factors in the Chilean population. AIM: To investigate the association between different levels and intensities of PA and the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in Chilean adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data from the National Health Survey 2009-10 including 5157 participants, provided by the Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Health, was analyzed in this study. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia were determined using international criteria. PA levels were determined using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2) and different levels of PA were derived from it (transport-related, moderate and vigorous PA). Quartiles of PA were determined to investigate the association between PA and cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS: Twenty three percent of women and 17.1% of men did not meet the PA recommendation (≥ 600 METs.min.week-1). When prevalence of CV risk factors were compared between inactive individuals (< 600 METs.min.week-1) and active individuals (≥ 9500 METs.min.week-1) a significantly lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus (6.2% and 10%), hypertension (18.0% and 12.4%) and metabolic syndrome (8.9% and 12.1%) for women and men, respectively, was found in the active participants. Similar results were found for high versus low transport-related PA. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing levels of PA are associated with a significantly lower frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults.

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