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SUBMITTER: Cigarroa I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cigarroa Igor I Espinoza-Sanhueza María José MJ Lasserre-Laso Nicole N Diaz-Martinez Ximena X Garrido-Mendez Alex A Matus-Castillo Carlos C Martinez-Sanguinetti María Adela MA Leiva Ana Maria AM Petermann-Rocha Fanny F Parra-Soto Solange S Concha-Cisternas Yeny Y Troncoso-Pantoja Claudia C Martorell Miquel M Ulloa Natalia N Waddell Heather H Celis-Morales Carlos C
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200724 15
<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate the association between self-reported walking pace and T2D in the Chilean adult population.<h4>Methods</h4>5520 Chilean participants (aged 15 to 90 years, 52.1% women) from the Chilean Nati ...[more]