Association of daily step volume and intensity with cardiometabolic risk in older adults

Ludmila L.P. Cabral, Rodrigo A.V. Browne, Yuri A. Freire, Raíssa de M. Silva, Lara Vliestra, Debra L. Waters, Tiago V. Barreira, Eduardo C. Costa

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Abstract

Background: To investigate the association of daily step volume and intensity with cardiometabolic risk in older adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 248 community-dwelling older adults (66.0 ± 4.6 years; 78 % females). The daily step volume and intensity were assessed using accelerometry. Cardiometabolic risk was defined using a continuous metabolic syndrome score (cMetS). The participants were categorized according to their daily step volume (inactive <5000; low active 5000–7499; active 7500–9999; highly active 10,000+ steps/day), and intensity (peak 30-min cadence; lowest, < 40; low, 40–59; average, 60–79; high, 80–99; highest, 100+ steps/min). Generalized linear models were used for data analyses. Results: The active (β = −0.29, p = 0.040) and the highly active (β = −0.40, p = 0.026) groups had lower cMetS compared to the inactive group. No significant difference was found between the low active and inactive groups (β = −0.21, p = 0.098). Every increment of 1000 steps/day was associated with a decrease of 0.06 in cMetS (p < 0.001). The average (β = −0.37, p = 0.028), high (β = −0.42, p = 0.015), and highest (β = −0.81, p = 0.001) groups had lower cMetS than the lowest group. No significant difference was observed between the low and lowest groups (β = −0.22, p = 0.192). Every increment of 10 steps/min in the peak 30-min cadence was associated with a decrease of 0.07 in cMetS (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Daily step volume and intensity were inversely associated with cardiometabolic risk in community-dwelling older adults in a dose-response manner.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number112245
JournalExperimental Gerontology
Volume179
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Accelerometer
  • Aging
  • Ambulatory behavior
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Physical activity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Aging
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology
  • Cell Biology

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