Association of daily step counts and intensity in obesity among older Chinese women: a cross-sectional study
Higher daily step counts and intensity appear associated with a lower risk of obesity, although daily step counts is not associated with BMI. For women aged 60-70, aiming for over 9,135 steps/day is suggested. Adjusting step counts and intensity according to individual circumstances is advisable.
Authors
- Yang Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-5657)
- Ting Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7926-214X)
- Xiaoyu Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5409-6672)
- Xianliang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7885-1329)
- Litao Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-7411)
- Si Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-1528)
- Qiang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-0200)
- Shuting Yin
- Qinmei Wu
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23089-1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province