Daily Step Counts for Measuring Physical Activity Exposure and Its Relation to Health.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A systematic primary literature review was conducted to evaluate the relationship of physical activity-as measured by daily step counts-with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality, incident cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus; to evaluate the shape of dose-response relationships; and to interpret findings in the context of development of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, Second Edition.

Methods

A primary literature search encompassing 2011 to March 2018 for existing literature reporting on these relationships was conducted.

Results

Eleven pertinent articles were identified. Seven longitudinal studies examined the relationship between daily step counts and mortality, disease incidence, or risk. Two studies examined

SUBMITTER: Kraus WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527133 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature