TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lee, Paul H.
A2  - Lee, Paul H.
A2  - Nan, Hairong
A2  - Yu, Ying-Ying
A2  - McDowell, Ian
A2  - Leung, Gabriel M.
A2  - Lam, T.H.
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Aktivität, körperliche
KW  - Akzelerometer
KW  - Blutdruckmessung
KW  - Familie
KW  - Familiensport
KW  - Ganganalyse
KW  - Gehen
KW  - Hongkong
KW  - Krankheit, chronische
KW  - Lebensführung
KW  - Schrittzahl
KW  - Schrittzähler
KW  - Sportmedizin
LA  - eng
TI  - For non-exercising people, the number of steps walked is more strongly associated with health than time spent walking
TT  - Für nicht-trainierende Menschen ist die Anzahl der gegangenen Schritte stärker mit Gesundheit verbunden als die mit Gehen verbrachte Zeit
PY  - 2013
N2  - Objective: This study examined the associations between walking (number of steps and minutes spent) and seven health indicators, including chronic health conditions, depressive symptoms, and blood pressure, among nonexercising people who did not regularly engage in any non-walking moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Hong Kong. Design: Under the FAMILY project, the number of steps per day and minutes spent walking were measured using an accelerometer. Participants (n = 2417) whose only form of physical activity was walking were included in the present analysis. Methods: Three indicators of walking (number of steps, minutes spent walking at moderate intensity, and minutes spent walking at light intensity) was measured by accelerometer. Associations between these indicators and seven health conditions were measured by the difference in z scores for those with, and those without, each health condition, adjusted for age and sex. Results: The number of steps per day was significantly and inversely associated with hypertension (difference in z = −0.22, p < 0.01), cancer (difference in z = −0.43, p < 0.05), stroke (difference in z = −0.63, p < 0.01), depressive symptoms (difference in z = −0.15, p < 0.01), health-related quality-of-life (difference in z = −0.13, p < 0.05), and pulse rate (difference in z = −0.11, p < 0.01). By contrast, time spent walking as measured by accelerometer was associated only with a single health indicator (hypertension, difference in z = −0.14, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Even among non-exercising people, accumulating number of steps appears to be related to fewer health problems and should be promoted as an accessible form of exercise, especially for those who lack the time or ability to engage in physical activity of at least moderate intensity.   Verf.-Referat
L2  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.005
L2  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.005
DO  - 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.005
SP  - S. 227-230
SN  - 1440-2440
JO  - Journal of science and medicine in sport
IS  - 3
VL  - 16
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
ID  - PU201308005624
ER  -