Prospective analysis of time out-of-home and objectively measured walking duration during a week in a large cohort of older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity is considered an effective measure to promote health in older people. There is evidence that the number of outdoor trips increases physical activity by increasing walking duration. The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between daily time out-of-home and walking duration. Furthermore, predictors for walking duration and time out-of-home were evaluated.

Methods

Walking duration was measured prospectively over a 1 week period by a body-fixed sensor and the time out-of-home was assessed by a questionnaire at the same days. Seven thousand, two hundred and forty-three days from 1289 older people (mean age 75.4 years) with both sensor-based measures and completed questionnaires were included in the analyses. To account for several

SUBMITTER: Rapp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6004085 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature