ArticleJournal of epidemiology2021
Older Adults' Daily Step Counts and Time in Sedentary Behavior and Different Intensities of Physical Activity.
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- Electronic Wearable Device Use for Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.Work, aging and retirement · 2024Article
- Dose-response associations between physical activity and sedentary time with functional disability in older adults with or without frailty: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Enhancing Physical and Psychosocial Health of Older Adults in Saudi Arabia through Walking: Comparison between Supervised Group-Based and Non-Supervised Individual-Based Walking.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
- The association of subjective vision with objectively measured intensity-specific physical activity and bout-specific sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Differences in the Correlation between the Built Environment and Walking, Moderate, and Vigorous Physical Activity among the Elderly in Low- and High-Income Areas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 61-85-year-old adults: the CADENCE-Adults study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDaily step count is the simplest measure of physical activity. However, little is known about how daily step count related to time spent in different intensities of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB).
methodsThese cross-sectional data were derived from 450 older Japanese adults (56.7% men; mean age, 74.3 years) who were randomly selected from three communities and responded a survey. Daily step count and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), light-intensity PA (LPA), and SB were measured using a validated wearable technology (HJA-350IT). Associations of daily step count with time spent in measured behaviors were examined using linear regression models with isometric log-ratio transformations of time-use composition, adjusting for gender, age, and residential area.
resultsParticipants averaged 5,412 (standard deviation, 2,878) steps/d and accumulated MVPA, LPA, and SB corresponding to 4.0%, 34.8%, and 61.2% of daily waking time, respectively. Daily step count significantly increased with increase in time spent in MVPA relative to other behaviors (ie, LPA and SB) and in the ratio of LPA to SB after allowing for MVPA. After stratification, daily step count was significantly related to the ratio of LPA to SB in those taking <5,000 steps/d, but not in those taking 5,000-7,499 and ≥7,500 steps/d.
conclusionsHigher daily step count can be an indicator of not only larger relative contribution of time spent in MVPA, but also higher ratio between LPA and SB, particularly among those who are the least physically active.
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