Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in U.S. Adults

Abstract

In the current study, men and women living in the United States took fewer steps per day than those living in Switzerland, Australia, and Japan. We conclude that low levels of ambulatory physical activity are contributing to the high prevalence of adult obesity in the United States.

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PedometerDemographyMarital statusPhysical activityBody mass indexGerontologyPopulationMedicineDescriptive statisticsAnalysis of varianceEpidemiologyPhysical therapy

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 42
Issue: 10
Pages: 1819-1825
Citations: 400
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                                    David R. Bassett, 
                                
                                    Holly R. Wyatt, 
                                
                                    Helen Thompson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in U.S. Adults. 
                            Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
                            , 42
                            (10)
                            , 1819-1825.
                            https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e3181dc2e54
                        

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DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181dc2e54