Reduction in ambulatory distance from childhood through adolescence: The impact of the number and length of steps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between ambulatory distance with steps/day and increased step length as children age.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study. Forty-five children from the QUALITY cohort were assessed at childhood (baseline) and seven years later during adolescence (follow-up). Daily step count was evaluated by accelerometry, step length by a standardized test, and daily ambulatory distance was calculated based on step count and length.

Results

Children grew by an average of 0.33 m from childhood to adolescence (p < 0.001). The daily ambulatory distance decreased by an average 3008 m from childhood to adolescence (p < 0.001). Step length increased an average of 0.10 m (p < 0.001) from childhood t

SUBMITTER: Guimaraes RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721637 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature