Title | Associations of steps per day and step intensity with the risk of diabetes: the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2022 |
Authors | Cuthbertson CC, Moore CC, Sotres-Alvarez D, Heiss G, Isasi CR, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Carlson JA, Gallo LC, Llabre MM, Garcia-Bedoya OL, Farelo DGoldsztajn, Evenson KR |
Journal | Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 46 |
Date Published | 2022 Apr 15 |
ISSN | 1479-5868 |
Keywords | Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Public Health, Risk Factors, Walking |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity have been associated with a lower risk of diabetes, but less is known about how daily step counts (steps/day) are associated with diabetes risk. Therefore, we examined the association of steps/day and step intensity with incident diabetes.METHODS: We included 6634 adults from the population-based prospective cohort Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) (2008-2017). Cox proportional hazard models that accounted for complex survey design and sampling weights were used to estimate the association of baseline accelerometer-assessed steps/day and step intensity with 6-year risk of incident diabetes as hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). We further examined whether the percent of intense steps at a given accumulation of steps/day was associated with diabetes risk, and if associations were modified by specific cohort characteristics.RESULTS: The average age of cohort members was 39 years and 52% were female. Adults had an average of 8164 steps/day and spent 12 min/day in brisk ambulation (> 100 steps/min). Over 6 years of follow-up, there were 1115 cases of diabetes. There was a suggestive lower risk of diabetes with more steps/day- adults had a 2% lower risk per 1000 steps/day (HR = 0.98 (95% CI 0.95, 1.00)). Inverse associations between average steps/day and diabetes incidence were observed across many cohort characteristics, but most importantly among adults at high risk for diabetes - those who were older, or had obesity or prediabetes. Adults who accumulated 17 min/day in brisk ambulation compared to < 2 min/day had a 31% lower risk of diabetes (HR = 0.69 (95% CI 0.53, 0.89)). A greater percent of intense steps for a given accumulation of steps/day was associated with further risk reduction.CONCLUSION: Adults who accumulate more daily steps may have a lower risk of diabetes. Accumulating more steps/day and greater step intensity appear to be important targets for preventing diabetes. |
DOI | 10.1186/s12966-022-01284-2 |
Alternate Journal | Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act |
PubMed ID | 35428253 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC9013106 |
Grant List | P30 DK111022 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States P30 DK020541 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR002556 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States R01HL136266 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32 HL007055 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32-HL007055 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL136266 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Associations of steps per day and step intensity with the risk of diabetes: the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
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Coordinating Center - Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center - UNC at Chapel Hill
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