The COVID-19 Pandemic and Daily Steps in the General Population: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to accelerate another pandemic: physical inactivity. Daily steps, a proxy of physical activity, are closely related to health. Recent studies indicate that over 7000 steps per day is the critical physical activity standard for minimizing the risk of all-cause mortality. Moreover, the risk of cardiovascular events has been found to increase by 8% for every 2000 steps per day decrement.

Objective

To quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily steps in the general adult population.

Methods

This study follows the guidelines of the MOOSE (Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) checklist. PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched from inception to February 11, 2023. Eligible studies were ob

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231625 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature