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Published on: February 8, 2019
Pedometer readings and self-reported walking distances in a rural Hutterite population
Haifa Abou Samra1, Tianna Beare, Bonny Specker
1EA Martin Program in Human Nutrition, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
Purpose:
This study assessed the accuracy with which a rural population reported daily walking distances using a 7-day activity recall questionnaire obtained quarterly compared to pedometer readings.
Methods:
Study participants were 48 Hutterite men and women aged 11-66 years.
Findings:
Pedometer-miles quartiles were associated with self-reported daily miles (P=.008) and self-reported previous-year average miles (P=.03) quartiles. Among males, the relationship between pedometer-miles and self-reported daily miles differed depending upon walking pace, with a stronger correlation at a faster pace (interaction, P=.006). Among females, pedometer-miles correlated with age and remained associated with self-reported daily and previous-year average miles when age was in the statistical model (P=.006 and .008). The difference between pedometer-miles and self-reported previous-year average miles tended to increase with age (P=.06).
Conclusions:
SDPAR may be a useful instrument in measuring miles walked/day among rural populations.
