Pedometer determined physical activity tracks in African American adults: The Jackson Heart Study
2012
Newton Robert L | M Hongmei | Dubbert Patricia M | Johnson William D | Hickson DeMarc A | Ainsworth Barbara | Carithers Teresa | Taylor Herman | Wyatt Sharon | Tudor-Locke Catrine
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study investigated the number of pedometer assessment occasions required to establish habitual physical activity in African American adults.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>African American adults (mean age 59.9 ± 0.60 years; 59 % female) enrolled in the Diet and Physical Activity Substudy of the Jackson Heart Study wore Yamax pedometers during 3-day monitoring periods, assessed on two to three distinct occasions, each separated by approximately one month. The stability of pedometer measured PA was described as differences in mean steps/day across time, as intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) by sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) category, and as percent of participants changing steps/day quartiles across time.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Valid data were obtained for 270 participants on either two or three different assessment occasions. Mean steps/day were not significantly different across assessment occasions (p values > 0.456). The overall ICCs for steps/day assessed on either two or three occasions were 0.57 and 0.76, respectively. In addition, 85 % (two assessment occasions) and 76 % (three assessment occasions) of all participants remained in the same steps/day quartile or changed one quartile over time.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The current study shows that an overall mean steps/day estimate based on a 3-day monitoring period did not differ significantly over 4 – 6 months. The findings were robust to differences in sex, age, and BMI categories. A single 3-day monitoring period is sufficient to capture habitual physical activity in African American adults.</p>
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