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Is achieving 7,000 steps/day cross-sectionally and prospectively associated with older adults' lower-extremity
Ming-Chun Hsueh1, Chien-Yu Lin2, Ting-Fu Lai3
1Graduate Institute of Sport Pedagogy, University of Taipei, No. 101, Sec. 2, Jhongcheng Rd., Shilin Dist, 11153, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background:
Evidence regarding the association between daily steps recommendation and older adults' lower limb strength is lacking; thus, this study investigated whether taking at least 7,000 steps/day is cross-sectionally and prospectively related to lower-extremity performance in older Taiwanese adults.
Methods:
There were 89 community-dwelling adults aged over 60 years (mean age: 69.5 years) attending both baseline and follow-up surveys. This study used adjusted logistic regression analysis to explore cross-sectional and prospective relationships between their accelerometer-assessed daily steps and lower-extremity performance (five-times-sit-to-stand test).
Results:
This study found the older adults who took 7,000 steps/day were more likely to have better lower-extremity performance cross-sectionally (odds ratio [OR] = 3.82; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.04, 13.95; p = 0.04), as well as to maintain or increase their lower-extremity performance prospectively (OR = 3.53; 95 % CI: 1.05, 11.84; p = 0.04).
Conclusions:
Our findings support a minimum recommended level of step-based physical activity for older adults, namely, 7,000 steps/day, as beneficial for maintaining or increasing older adults' lower-extremity performance.
