Table 1 Studies of free-living behaviour reporting percent meeting select step-defined cut points in older adults
From: How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations
First Author | Sample Characteristics | Instrument | Monitoring Frame | Cut points used | % Meeting Specified Cut Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tudor-Locke [37] 2002 Canada | 6 men, 12 women; Community dwelling older exercisers; 59-80 years | Yamax Digiwalker SW-200, Yamax Corporation, Tokyo, Japan | 9 days | 10,000 | 50% never achieved 10,000 steps on any day of the monitoring frame |
Newton [58] 2006 UK | 54 women; primary biliary cirrhosis patients 63.0 ± 9.4 years | Actigraph MTI Health Services, USA | 6 days | Adult Graded Step Index | 24% > 10,000 |
Rowe [55] 2007 UK | 29 men, 60 women community dwelling 60+ years | Yamax Actigraph | 7 days | 10,000 | 9.6% of days > 10,000 |
Ewald [88] 2009 Australia | 322 men, 362 women; community-dwelling, urban; 55 to 85 years | Yamax Digwalker SW-200 | 7 days | 8,000 [84] | Overall: 42% > 8,000 55-59 year olds: 62% 80+ year olds: 12% |