Can step count be used to identify older adults with high sedentary time and low moderate-to-vigorous physical activity?

Eduardo Caldas CostaYuri A FreireRaphael M Ritti-DiasCharles P de Lucena AlvesLudmila L P CabralTiago V BarreiraDebra L Waters

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)

Daily step count appears to be a practical, simple metric for identifying community-dwelling older adults with concomitant high ST and low MVPA, indicative of unhealthier movement behavior, who have a poorer cardiometabolic profile.

Keyphrases

physical activity
community dwelling
body mass index
peripheral blood
depressive symptoms