TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily steps in midlife and older adults
T2 - Relationship with demographic, self-rated health, and self-reported physical activity
AU - Payn, Tamara
AU - Pfeiffer, Karin A.
AU - Hutto, Brent
AU - Vena, John E.
AU - LaMonte, Michael J.
AU - Blair, Steven N.
AU - Hooker, Steven P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant 5U48DP000051, NIA AG006945, and Mini Mitter Respironics, Bend, OR. The authors do not have a professional relationship with companies or manufacturers who may benefit from the results of the present study. The results of the present study do not constitute endorsement of the products by the authors, the CDC, or any of the funding agencies. The authors would like to thank Jennifer Davis, Chris Davis, and Anna Feeney from the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center for helping with data collection and management. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Steven P. Hooker, Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC, 29208.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - The relationship between average daily step counts and age, body mass index (BMI), self-reported physical activity (PA) level, and perceived health was determined in 85 middle-aged and older adults who wore a pedometer for 7 consecutive days. Average daily steps were significantly (p <.05) correlated with BMI (r = -.26), age (r = -.44) and perceived health (r =.53) but not with self-reported PA level (r = 19). The adjusted percentage of participants classified as meeting the PA recommendation in < 5, 000, 5, 001—9, 999, and ≥ 10, 000 steps/day categories ranged from 53 to 61%. These findings support previous evidence in younger populations suggesting that the recommended minimal level of health-related PA may be achieved despite not accumulating 10, 000 steps/day.
AB - The relationship between average daily step counts and age, body mass index (BMI), self-reported physical activity (PA) level, and perceived health was determined in 85 middle-aged and older adults who wore a pedometer for 7 consecutive days. Average daily steps were significantly (p <.05) correlated with BMI (r = -.26), age (r = -.44) and perceived health (r =.53) but not with self-reported PA level (r = 19). The adjusted percentage of participants classified as meeting the PA recommendation in < 5, 000, 5, 001—9, 999, and ≥ 10, 000 steps/day categories ranged from 53 to 61%. These findings support previous evidence in younger populations suggesting that the recommended minimal level of health-related PA may be achieved despite not accumulating 10, 000 steps/day.
KW - Body mass index
KW - Leisure time activity
KW - Pedometer
KW - Walking
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U2 - 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599475
DO - 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599475
M3 - Article
C2 - 18664036
AN - SCOPUS:46349097566
SN - 0270-1367
VL - 79
SP - 128
EP - 132
JO - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
JF - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
IS - 2
ER -