The Relationship between Daily Steps and Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women

Krumm, Emily M.; Dessieux, Olivera; Andrews, Pamela; Thompson, Dixie L.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2006.15.202

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“…To our knowledge, this observation is consistent with all recent investigations (TudorLocke et al, 2001;Chan et al, 2003;Thompson et al, 2004;Hornbucle et al, 2005;Wyatt et al, 2005;Krumm et al, 2006;Dwyer et al, 2007;Clemes et al, 2007). On the other hand, this relationship is complicated in cross-sectional data using a self-reported questionnaire because of methodological problems (Erlichman et al, 2002).…”

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“…The sensitivity and reliability are well examined, and some brands are comparable to more expensive accelerometers (Tudor-Locke et al, 2002;Schneider et al, 2003). Recently, many cross-sectional studies observed that body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (%BF) were inversely associated with pedometer-determined physical activities (Tudor-Locke et al, 2001;Chan et al, 2003;Thompson et al, 2004;Hornbucle et al, 2005;Krumm et al, 2006). The correlation coefficients between steps/day and BMI or %BF reported in these studies were from Ϫ0.30 (TudorLocke et al, 2001) to Ϫ0.479 (Hornbucle et al, 2005) and from Ϫ0.27 (Tudor-Locke et al, 2001) to Ϫ0.713 (Thompson et al, 2004), respectively, and those who accumulate more ambulatory activity have significantly lower BMI values, %BF, and waist circumferences.…”

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Pedometer-determined Physical Activity and Indicators of Health in Japanese Adults

Mitsui

Shimaoka

Tsuzuku

et al. 2008

J Physiol Anthropol

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Recently, many cross-sectional studies observed that body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (%BF) were inversely associated with pedometer-determined physical activities, but studies on Asian populations, including the Japanese, are sparse. Height, weight, body fat percentage (%BF, bioelectrical impedance analyzer), and waist circumference were measured on 117 women (62.8Ϯ4.5 years, 22.2Ϯ2.2 kg/m 2 ) and 62 men (64.0Ϯ4.6 years, 23.6Ϯ2.5 kg/m 2 ). Pearson correlations and partial correlation coefficients after controlling for age were calculated between steps/day and variables. Furthermore, participants were classified into four groups as follows: Ͻ5,000, 5,000-7,499, 7,500-9,999, and Ն10,000 steps/day, and analyzed using ANOVA across activity groups. In women, a significant correlation was found between steps/day and BMI (rϭϪ0.217, pϭ0.018), %BF (rϭϪ0.292, pϭ0.0014), and the relationship was still significant after controlling for age. The relationship between steps/day and waist circumference was not significant. In men, a significant relationship was not observed between steps/day and obesity indices. The correlations between steps/day and both BMI and %BF were significant in Japanese women, but weak compared with Caucasian and African-American women as reported previously. A possible cause is racial difference in degree of obesity and body shape. The effects of physical activity on body shape and composition may differ according to race.

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Pedometer-determined Physical Activity and Indicators of Health in Japanese Adults

Mitsui

Shimaoka

Tsuzuku

et al. 2008

J Physiol Anthropol

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“…By using pedometer-derived measures of physical activity, researchers were able categorize people by activity level and detect associations with important physiological measures associated with chronic disease in middle-aged to older women. These results were in line with those found in a similar study by Krumm, Dessieux, Andrews, and Thompson (2006), who successfully used the SW-200…”

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Social Cognitive Factors Associated With Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity In Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Medema-Johnson

Janz

McGannon

et al. 2011

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Osteoporosis (OP) is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural breakdown of the skeleton. The disease may be prevented through weight-bearing, moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), which is important for peri-and postmenopausal women who are at great risk for OP. However, most women do not participate in activity according to guidelines, which can negatively impact bone health.A better understanding of multi-dimensional factors that influence MVPA may help inform physical activity interventions aiming for OP prevention. The purpose of this study was to utilize social cognitive theory (SCT) to understand the associations between social cognitive factors and MVPA among peri-and postmenopausal women.Eighty-seven peri-and postmenopausal women (aged 43 to 65) completed this cross-sectional study. Participants completed demographic, health, calcium, and SCT questionnaires. SCT variables assessed included task self-efficacy (SE T ) and barrier selfefficacy (SE B ), perceived social support from friends (SS FR ) and family (SS FA ), and perceived access to facilities (AC F ) and home equipment (AC H ). Participants wore an NL-1000 pedometer for one week to assess total steps per day and minutes spent in MVPA. Past year MVPA, past week leisure MVPA, and past week occupational/ transport MVPA were assessed with the Modifiable Activity Questionnaire.Stepwise regression analysis was used to identify the direct relationships between cognitive variables and each of the physical activity outcome measures. Moderationmediation analysis was conducted to determine if significant interaction effects or confounding effects existed between social cognitive variables and each physical activity ii Finally, I would like to acknowledge the many women who gave of their time to participate in this study. In addition, I would like to acknowledge, the University of Iowa STAR Registry for allowing me access to registry participants, the National Osteoporosis Foundation for donating the brochures that were given to the participants, and Dr. JanetSchlechte and De Frei for allowing me to borrow the Sahara Heel Ultrasound. The valuable contribution of time and resources on the part all of these individuals were fundamental to this project.iii ABSTRACT Osteoporosis (OP) is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural breakdown of the skeleton. The disease may be prevented through weight-bearing, moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), which is important for peri-and postmenopausal women who are at great risk for OP. However, most women do not participate in activity according to guidelines, which can negatively impact bone health.A better understanding of multi-dimensional factors that influence MVPA may help inform physical activity interventions aiming for OP prevention. The purpose of this study was to utilize social cognitive theory (SCT) to understand the associations between social cognitive factors and MVPA among peri-and postmenopausal women.Eighty-seven peri-and postmenopausal women (aged ...

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“…[23] Based on research to report individuals who take >9,000 steps per day are more likely to be classified as normal weight, [11,24,25] recommendations for health have recently evolved to include steps per day. [26] Despite averaging >10,000 steps per day, males in the current investigation are classified as being overweight based on its mean BMI and as having above average body fat.…”

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“…BMI, percent body fat, waist circumference, hip circumference) have been reported in samples of older males and females. [1,11,13,25] In the college-aged population, research has reported significant inverse associations between certain indices of physical activity (steps·day ) and BMI and body fat percent in females; [10,17] however, the association was only significant for males when season was considered. [10] While accumulating a certain number of steps per day has been integrated into the cardiovascular exercise recommendations for health, results from the current study suggest its association with body composition is population-specific and may not necessarily confer a healthy body weight or composition.…”

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Associations between Multiple Indices of Energy Expenditure and Body Composition

Brewer¹,

Bentley²,

Moring³

et al. 2017

JPAR

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There has been an explosion of research investigating the association between various indices of physical activity and markers of health, including body composition, with much of this research characterized by subjective measures and single cross-sectional assessments. The purpose was to examine relationships between multiple indices of energy expenditure (EE) and body composition (BC) using objective, clinical tools in a dual cross-sectional design. Males (n=14) wore the SenseWear PRO 2 armband (SP2) for two 3-day periods (T 1 , T 2 ) separated by 6 weeks. The SP2 measured four EE indices: total energy expenditure (TEE, kcal), physical activity energy expenditure (AEE, kcal), physical activity duration (PA, mins), and number of steps (STPS). DXA measured four BC indices: bone mineral content (BMC, g), lean soft tissue (LT, g), and adipose tissue (AT, %, g). Associations between EE and BC were examined using bivariate correlations. At T 1 , TEE was correlated with BMC (r= 0.841, p<0.001) and LT (r=0.638, p=0.014), while AEE was correlated with BMC (r=0.565, p=0.035). At T 2 , TEE was correlated to BMC (r=0.596, p=0.025), while AEE was associated with LT (r=0.535; p=0.049). TEE and AEE demonstrated consistent associations with fat free mass. Despite being key aspects of recommendations for health, physical activity duration and steps were not associated with any BC index nor was either index of fat mass associated with any measure of EE.

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The Relationship between Daily Steps and Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women

Cited by 57 publications

References 40 publications

Pedometer-determined Physical Activity and Indicators of Health in Japanese Adults

Pedometer-determined Physical Activity and Indicators of Health in Japanese Adults

Social Cognitive Factors Associated With Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity In Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Associations between Multiple Indices of Energy Expenditure and Body Composition

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