Association of Daily Step Patterns With Mortality in US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have shown that individuals who regularly walk, particularly 8000 daily steps or more, experience lower mortality. However, little is known about the health benefits of walking intensively only a few days a week.

Objective

To evaluate the dose-response association between the number of days an individual takes 8000 steps or more and mortality among US adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study evaluated a representative sample of participants aged 20 years or older in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2006 who wore an accelerometer for 1 week and their mortality data through December 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from April 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023.

Exposures

Participants were grouped by t

SUBMITTER: Inoue K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051082 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature