Is Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity Decreasing in Czech Adults? Findings from 2008 to 2013
Date
2019-09-24
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MDPI
Abstract
Objective measured trend data are important for public health practice. However, these
data are rare for an adult population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe time
trends in pedometer-determined physical activity of Czech adults (25–65 years) from 2008 to 2013.
Participants were Czech national citizens whose physical activity was assessed objectively using
a Yamax Digiwalker SW-700 pedometer (Yamax Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) for seven consecutive
days in the period 2008 to 2013. The final sample was 4647 Czech adults [M age 41.4 ± 10 years; M
body mass index (BMI) 25.1 ± 3.7 kg/m2
]. The results showed that men took more steps/day
(M (Mean) = 10,014; 95% CI (Confidence Interval) = 9864–10,164) than women (M = 9448; 95%
CI = 9322–9673) in all age and BMI groups. Mean steps/day declined from 2008 to 2013 by
852 steps/day in men and 1491 steps/day in women. In the whole sample, the proportion of
participants who had a sedentary lifestyle (<5000 steps/day) increased by 5.8%; the proportion
taking ≥10,000 steps/day decreased by 15.8%. In 2013, men and women were 2.67 and 2.05 times,
respectively, more likely to have a physically inactive lifestyle (<7500 steps/day) than in 2008.
Conversely, in 2008, men and women were 1.68 and 2.46 times, respectively, less likely to have
very active lifestyle (>12,500 steps/day). In conclusion, this study suggests that there has been a
substantial reduction in physical activity in Czech adults over time.
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time trends, step-based categories, very active lifestyle, inactive lifestyle, step counts