ArticleBMC public health2021
Daily stair climbing is associated with decreased risk for the metabolic syndrome.
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- Evaluating the Impact of Stair Climbing on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of simultaneous isometric and eccentric- or concentric-biased exercise on cardiovascular and muscular health of young individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of WatchingCardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets · 2025Trial
- Stair use and risk of incident rheumatic and non-rheumatic valvular heart disease: a cohort study from the UK biobank.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Validity of a ramp protocol based on whole-body climbing-specific exercise for peak oxygen uptake in physically active adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Lifestyle factors and hyperuricemia risk: a prospective cohort study of 14,635 participants examining the protective role of daily stair climbing.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Stair-climbing interventions on cardio-metabolic outcomes in adults: A scoping review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- The association between stair climbing and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Suita Study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Stair climbing, genetic predisposition, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: A large population-based prospective cohort study.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Article
- Stair climbing and the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a population-based prospective cohort study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Desk based prompts to replace workplace sitting with stair climbing; a pilot study of acceptability, effects on behaviour and disease risk factors.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Sex differences in the acute effect of stair-climbing on postprandial blood glucose levels: A randomized controlled trial.Metabolism open · 2022Article
- Stair climbing and incident atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Post-Training Hypotensor Effect in Paralympic and Conventional Powerlifting.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundStair climbing can be a vigorous lifestyle physical activity, and is associated with healthier lipoprotein profiles, lower body weight and blood pressure, as well as higher aerobic fitness. The present analysis of data from a cohort of late middle-aged men and women examined the association between daily stair climbing and the metabolic syndrome.
methodsData from 782 (423 women) participants (mean (SD) age 58.3 (0.95) years in the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort Study (2002-2004) were used to examine the cross-sectional association between self-reported daily stair climbing and the metabolic syndrome. Stair climbing was assessed by the question 'Do you climb stairs daily?' and the metabolic syndrome was defined using the established five components relating to lipid fractions, blood glucose levels, blood pressure and abdominal obesity.
resultsNot climbing stairs daily was associated with an increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.23, 2.92, p = 0.004) and a greater number of its components (F
conclusionsThe most likely explanation for the current findings is that daily stair climbing may be protective against the metabolic syndrome. This result reinforces public health recommendations for increased stair climbing with evidence from physiological outcomes.
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