1. Effect of Walking Steps Measured by a Wearable Activity Tracker on Improving Components of Metabolic Syndrome: A Prospective Study
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Jae-Min Park, Ja-Eun Choi, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Ji-Won Lee, and Kyung-Won Hong
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Metabolic Syndrome ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,metabolic syndrome ,wearable activity tracker ,walking ,step count ,physical activity ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Humans ,Fitness Trackers ,Prospective Studies ,Walking ,Waist Circumference - Abstract
We compared the improvement in components of metabolic syndrome (MS) before and after lifestyle modification, as determined by daily step counts (on a wrist-worn Fitbit®) in participants with and without MS recruited from volunteers attending medical health checkup programs. A linear mixed model was used to analyze the change in MS components between participants with and without MS by group × time interaction. Multiple logistic regression analysis after adjustment for confounders was used to obtain odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for improvements in MS components per 1000-steps/day increments. Waist circumference, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, and diastolic blood pressure were significantly different between participants with and without MS (group × time: p = 0.010, p < 0.001, p = 0.025, and p = 0.010, respectively). Multivariable-adjusted ORs (95% CI) of improvement in MS components per 1000-steps/day increments were 1.24 (1.01–1.53) in participants with and 1.14 (0.93–1.40) in participants without MS. Walking improved MS components more in individuals with than without MS. From a public health perspective, walking should be encouraged for high-risk MS individuals.
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- 2022