@article{ref1,
title="Daily steps among Finnish adults: Variation by age, sex, and socioeconomic position",
journal="Scandinavian journal of public health",
year="2011",
author="Hirvensalo, Mirja and Telama, Risto and Schmidt, Michael D. and Tammelin, Tuija H. and Yang, Xiaolin and Magnussen, Costan G. and Viikari, Jorma Sa and Raitakari, Olli T.",
volume="39",
number="7",
pages="669-677",
abstract="AIMS: The aim of this study was to provide descriptive population-based pedometer data from adults aged 30-45 years in Finland, and to compare daily step counts with evidence-based indices. METHODS: The data was collected from 1853 participants in 7 consecutive days in winter 2007± 08 in part of 27-year follow up of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study. RESULTS: The participants took (mean±standard deviation) 7499 ± 2908 steps/day. Step counts included 1925 ± 2052 aerobic steps/day gathered in bouts of at least 10 min continuous ambulatory activity. Women had more total steps than men ((7824 ± 2925 vs. 7089 ± 2774; p < 0.001). Although participants had higher mean total steps on weekdays than on weekend days, they took more aerobic steps on weekend days than weekdays (p < 0.001). High-level non-manual work, and unemployment were associated with having fewer total steps, but high-level non-manual workers had more aerobic steps than other occupation groups. According to pedometer thresholds proposed by Tudor-Locke and Basset, 26% of men and 16% of women could be classified as inactive (<5000 steps/day) and 20% of women and 15% of men would be classified as active (>10,000 steps/day). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that about one-quarter of men and one-fifth of women are considered as inactive, based on the number of daily total steps. Our results suggest that total steps may provide a very different picture of activity from aerobic steps; important differences are evident by socioeconomic position and day of the week.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1403-4948",
doi="10.1177/1403494811420324",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494811420324"
}