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Daily steps among Finnish adults: Variation by age, sex, and socioeconomic position
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Hirvensalo, M and Telama, R and Schmidt, MD and Tammelin, TH and Yang, X and Magnussen, CG and Viikari, JSA and Raitakari, OT, Daily steps among Finnish adults: Variation by age, sex, and socioeconomic position, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 39, (7) pp. 669-677. ISSN 1403-4948 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1403494811420324
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to provide descriptive population-based pedometer data from adults aged 30-45 years in
Finland, and to compare daily step counts with evidence-based indices. Methods: The data was collected from 1853
participants in 7 consecutive days in winter 2007-08 in part of 27-year follow up of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns
study. Results: The participants took (mean+-standard deviation) 7499+-2908 steps/day. Step counts included 1925+-2052
aerobic steps/day gathered in bouts of at least 10 min continuous ambulatory activity.Women had more total steps than men
((7824+-2925 vs. 7089+-2774; p<0.001). Although participants had higher mean total steps on weekdays than on weekend
days, they took more aerobic steps on weekend days than weekdays (p<0.001). High-level non-manual work, and
unemployment were associated with having fewer total steps, but high-level non-manual workers had more aerobic steps than
other occupation groups. According to pedometer thresholds proposed by Tudor-Locke and Basset, 26% of men and 16% of
women could be classified as inactive (<5000 steps/day) and 20% of women and 15% of men would be classified as active
(410,000 steps/day). Conclusions: We conclude that about one-quarter of men and one-fifth of women are
considered as inactive, based on the number of daily total steps. Our results suggest that total steps may provide
a very different picture of activity from aerobic steps; important differences are evident by socioeconomic
position and day of the week.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Adult; pedometer;physical activity;recommendations;steps |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
| Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Magnussen, CG (Associate Professor Costan Magnussen) |
| ID Code: | 73218 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 32 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2011-09-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-25 |
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