Beyond steps per day: other measures of real-world walking after stroke related to cardiovascular risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Significant variability exists in how real-world walking has been measured in prior studies in individuals with stroke and it is unknown which measures are most important for cardiovascular risk. It is also unknown whether real-world monitoring is more informative than laboratory-based measures of walking capacity in the context of cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to determine a subset of real-world walking activity measures most strongly associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP), a measure of cardiovascular risk, in people with stroke and if these measures are associated with SBP after accounting for laboratory-based measures of walking capacity.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of 276 individuals with chronic (≥ 6 months) stroke.

SUBMITTER: Miller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9563761 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature