Volume and Intensity of Stepping Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in a Multi-ethnic Asian Population

Jennifer Sumner, Léonie Uijtdewilligen, Anne Chu Hin Yee, Sheryl Ng Hui Xian, Tiago V Barreira, Robert Alan Sloan, Rob M Van Dam and Falk Müller-Riemenschneider
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Jennifer Sumner: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Léonie Uijtdewilligen: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
Anne Chu Hin Yee: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
Sheryl Ng Hui Xian: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
Tiago V Barreira: Department of Exercise Science, School of Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Robert Alan Sloan: Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Rob M Van Dam: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
Falk Müller-Riemenschneider: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: The health benefits of objectively measured physical activity volume versus intensity have rarely been studied, particularly in non-western populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and stepping activity including; volume (step count), intensity (cadence) or inactivity (zero-steps/minute/day), in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Participants clinical data was collected at baseline and their physical activity was monitored for seven days, using an accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+) in 2016. Tertiles (low, moderate, high) of the mean daily step count, peak one-minute, 30-min, 60-min cadences and time/day spent at zero-steps/minute were calculated. Adjusted linear regressions explored the association between stepping activity tertiles and cardiometabolic risk factors. A total of 635 participants (41% male, 67% Chinese, mean age 48.4 years) were included in the analyses. The mean daily step count was 7605 (median daily step count 7310) and 7.8 h of awake time per day were spent inactive (zero-steps/minute). A greater number of associations were found for step intensity than volume. Higher step intensity was associated with reduced body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood pressures and higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Future health promotion initiatives should consider the greater role of step intensity to reduce cardiometabolic risk.

Keywords: physical activity; cardiometabolic risk; step counts; peak cadence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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