The Impact of a Structured, Supervised Exercise Program on Daily Step Count in Sedentary Older Adults With and Without HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with HIV (PWH) may have lower daily activity levels compared with persons without HIV. We sought to determine the impact of initiating a supervised exercise program on the daily step count of sedentary PWH and uninfected controls.

Methods

PWH and controls, aged 50-75, were enrolled in a 24-week supervised exercise program. All individuals were given a pedometer and instructed in regular use. A linear mixed model taking into account random effects was used to model daily step count.

Results

Of 69 participants that began the study, 55 completed and 38 (21 PWH, 17 controls) had complete pedometer data. Baseline daily step count on nonsupervised exercise day was (estimated geometric mean, 95% confidence interval) 3543 (1306 to 9099) for PWH and 4182 (163

SUBMITTER: Stabell AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228846 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature