Walking Behaviour of Individuals with Intermittent Claudication Compared to Matched Controls in Different Locations: An Exploratory Study

Anna M. J. Iveson, Ukachukwu O. Abaraogu, Philippa M. Dall (), Malcolm H. Granat and Brian M. Ellis
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Anna M. J. Iveson: Research Centre for Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
Ukachukwu O. Abaraogu: Research Centre for Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
Philippa M. Dall: Research Centre for Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
Malcolm H. Granat: School of Health Sciences, Salford University, Salford M5 4WT, UK
Brian M. Ellis: Research Centre for Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Individuals with intermittent claudication (IC) are less physically active than their peers, but how this varies with location is unclear. Individuals with IC and matched controls [sex, age ±5 years, home < 5 miles] wore an activity monitor (activPAL) and carried a GPS device (AMOD-AGL3080) for 7 days. GPS data categorised walking events as occurring at home (<=50 m from home co-ordinates) or away from home, and indoors (signal to noise ratio <= 212 dB) or outdoors. Number of walking events, walking duration, steps and cadence were compared between groups and each location pair using mixed model ANOVAs. In addition, the locus of activity (distance from home) at which walking was conducted was compared between groups. Participants ( n = 56) were mostly male (64%) and aged 54–89 years. Individuals with IC spent significantly less time walking and took fewer steps than their matched controls at all locations, including at home. Participants spent more time and took more steps away from home than at home, but were similar when walking indoors and outdoors. The locus of activity was significantly smaller for individuals with IC, suggesting that it is not just physical capacity that influences walking behaviour, and other factors (e.g., social isolation) may play a role.

Keywords: intermittent claudication; physical activity; walking; location; GPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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