| Stairs instead of elevators at workplace: cardioprotective effects of a pragmatic intervention. | |
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PMID: 20299999 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Population strategies to increase physical activity are an essential part of cardiovascular disease prevention. However, little data exist on lifestyle interventions that are easy to integrate into everyday life such as using stairs instead of elevators at the workplace. DESIGN: Pre and postintervention study. METHODS: A 12-week promotional campaign for stair use consisting in posters and floor stickers at the point of choice between stairs and elevators at each hospital floor was organized in a university hospital building. In 77 selected employees with an inactive lifestyle, physical activity, aerobic fitness, anthropometrics, blood pressure, lipids, insulin sensitivity, and C-reactive protein were assessed at baseline, 12 weeks, and 6 months. RESULTS: During the intervention median daily number of ascended and descended one-story staircase units was 20.6/day (14.2-28.1) compared with 4.5/day (1.8-7.2) at baseline (P<0.001). At 12 weeks, estimated maximal aerobic capacity had increased by 9.2±15.1% (P<0.001) corresponding with approximately 1 MET. There were significant declines in waist circumference (-1.7±2.9%), weight (-0.7±2.6%), fat mass (-1.5±8.4%), diastolic blood pressure (-1.8±8.9%), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-3.0±13.5%). At 6 months, the median daily number of ascended and descended one-story staircase units had decreased to 7.2 (3.5-14.0). Benefits on estimated maximal aerobic capacity (+5.9±12.2%, P=0.001) and fat mass (-1.4±8.4%, P=0.038) persisted. CONCLUSION: Encouraging stair use at work is effective for improving fitness, body composition, blood pressure, and lipid profile in asymptomatic individuals with an inactive lifestyle and thus may be a simple way to significantly reduce cardiovascular disease risk at the population level. |
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Authors:
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Philippe Meyer; Bengt Kayser; Michel P Kossovsky; Philippe Sigaud; David Carballo; Pierre-F Keller; Xavier Eric Martin; Nathalie Farpour-Lambert; Claude Pichard; François Mach |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology Volume: 17 ISSN: 1741-8275 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-05 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101192000 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 569-75 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cardiology Service, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. philippe.meyer@hcuge.ch |
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Adiposity Adult Biological Markers / blood Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology, prevention & control* Cholesterol, LDL / blood Female Health Promotion* Hospitals, University Humans Linear Models Male Middle Aged Motor Activity* Primary Prevention / methods* Risk Reduction Behavior* Sedentary Lifestyle* Switzerland Time Factors Waist Circumference Weight Loss Workplace* |
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