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Title: | Stepping volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population | Authors: | Sumner J. Uijtdewilligen L. Chu A.H. Ng S.H. Barreira T.V. Sloan R.A. Van Dam R.M. Müller-Riemenschneider F. |
Keywords: | accelerometry adult Asian continental ancestry group ethnic group female health promotion human male middle aged physiology Singapore statistics and numerical data urban population walking Accelerometry Adult Asian Continental Ancestry Group Ethnic Groups Female Health Promotion Humans Male Middle Aged Singapore Urban Population Walking |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Citation: | Sumner J., Uijtdewilligen L., Chu A.H., Ng S.H., Barreira T.V., Sloan R.A., Van Dam R.M., Müller-Riemenschneider F. (2018). Stepping volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population. BMC Public Health 18 (1) : 539. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5457-y | Abstract: | Background: Accelerometer measured physical activity (PA) studies particularly in non-western populations are lacking. Therefore, this study investigated stepping activity in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population. Methods: Adult participants from the Singapore Health Study 2 consented to accelerometer activity monitoring for 7-consecutive days. Mean daily step count, peak stepping intensity (i.e. cadence) over 1-min, 30-min and 60-min and time spent in each cadence band: 0 (non-movement), 1-19, 20-39, 40-59, 60-79, 80-99 and ? 100 steps/minute (moderate to vigorous PA) were calculated. Results: A total of 713 participants (42% male, mean age 47.8 years) were included. Overall, the mean daily step count was 7549. Mean daily step count was significantly lower in Indians (7083 adjusted p = 0.02) but not Malays 7140 (adjusted p = 0.052) compared to Chinese (7745 steps). The proportion of Malays, Indians, and Chinese achieving < 5000 daily steps was 26%, 23% and 14%, respectively (p < 0.01). Regardless of ethnicity, approximately half of the recorded time was spent undertaking 0-steps/minute (7.9 h). Conclusions: Greater promotion of brisk walking is required in light of the low step volume and pace observed in this multi-ethnic Asian population. Ethnic differences in stepping activity were also identified which indicates a need for targeted ethnic specific health promotion interventions. © 2018 The Author(s). | Source Title: | BMC Public Health | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/175389 | ISSN: | 1471-2458 | DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-018-5457-y |
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