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Steps Per Day And All-Cause Mortality In Middle-Aged Adults In The Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults Study, Amanda E. Paluch, Kelley P. Gabriel, Janet E. Fulton, Cora E. Lewis, Pamela J. Schreiner, Barbara Sternfeld, Stephen Sidney, Juned Siddique, Kara M. Whitaker, Mercedes R. Carnethon
Steps Per Day And All-Cause Mortality In Middle-Aged Adults In The Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults Study, Amanda E. Paluch, Kelley P. Gabriel, Janet E. Fulton, Cora E. Lewis, Pamela J. Schreiner, Barbara Sternfeld, Stephen Sidney, Juned Siddique, Kara M. Whitaker, Mercedes R. Carnethon
Kinesiology Department Faculty Publication Series
Importance Steps per day is a meaningful metric for physical activity promotion in clinical and population settings. To guide promotion strategies of step goals, it is important to understand the association of steps with clinical end points, including mortality.
Objective To estimate the association of steps per day with premature (age 41-65 years) all-cause mortality among Black and White men and women.
Design, Setting, and Participants This prospective cohort study was part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Participants were aged 38 to 50 years and wore an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006. Participants were …