Title | Step-Based Metrics and Translations of Physical Activity Guidelines among Adults in the HCHS/SOL. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2023 |
Authors | Moore CC, Cuthbertson CC, Sotres-Alvarez D, Castañeda SF, Cordero C, Daviglus ML, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Perreira KM, Evenson KR |
Journal | Med Sci Sports Exerc |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 1423-1433 |
Date Published | 2023 Aug 01 |
ISSN | 1530-0315 |
Keywords | Accelerometry, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Benchmarking, Cross-Sectional Studies, exercise, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Middle Aged, Self Report, United States, Young Adult |
Abstract | PURPOSE: In a cross-sectional sample of US Hispanic/Latino adults, we aimed to describe step-based metric distributions, estimate their associations with activity counts and self-report, and calibrate step-based translations of current (2018) US physical activity (PA) guidelines, that is, ≥150 min·wk -1 moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) from accelerometer counts and self-report.METHODS: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos enrolled 16,415 Hispanic/Latino adults 18-74 yr from four US cities (2008-2011). Participants completed the Global PA Questionnaire and 1 wk of Actical accelerometer wear ( n = 12,528). Weighted medians were used to describe step-based metrics, and Spearman correlations estimated their relationships with count-based and self-reported PA indicators. Receiver operator characteristic curve analyses were used to examine the ability of each step-based metric to classify participants meeting PA guidelines.RESULTS: Overall, US Hispanic/Latino adults accumulated medians of 6770 steps per day and 6, 18, 236, and 630 min·d -1 at ≥100, ≥70, 1-69, and 0 steps per minute, respectively. Count-based time in MVPA, light PA, and sedentary behavior were most strongly correlated ( rs = 0.79-0.85) with times ≥70, 1-69, and 0 steps per minute, respectively, whereas self-reported MVPA had similar correlations with steps per day and times ≥40 and ≥70 steps per minute ( rs = 0.28-0.29). Time ≥70 steps per minute had the greatest capacity to classify participants meeting PA guidelines with both measures of MVPA.CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first normative values (based on percentiles) of step-based metrics for US Hispanic/Latino adults, which can facilitate surveillance, program planning, research, and data interpretation. Our finding that PA guidelines corresponded to 6000-7000 steps per day or ~20 min·d -1 at ≥70 steps per minute with an Actical accelerometer can be considered alongside dose-response relationships with health outcomes to develop step-based recommendations that are consistent with and better communicate PA guidelines. |
DOI | 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003177 |
Alternate Journal | Med Sci Sports Exerc |
PubMed ID | 36989532 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC10859910 |
Grant List | N01HC65236 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65235 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65234 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65237 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32 HL007055 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL136266 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States P30 DK111022 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Step-Based Metrics and Translations of Physical Activity Guidelines among Adults in the HCHS/SOL.
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0907
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Manuscript Affiliation:
Coordinating Center - Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center - UNC at Chapel Hill
Manuscript Status:
Published