Association between frequency of meeting daily step thresholds and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in older women
Among older women, achieving ≥4000 steps/day on even 1-2 days/week was associated with lower mortality and CVD, while more steps were associated with even better outcomes. A greater number of steps, regardless of daily patterns, is associated with better health outcomes.
Authors
- Kelly R. Evenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-5830)
- I‐Min Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-6907)
- Rikuta Hamaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2129-8956)
- Daniel E. Lieberman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6194-9127)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Evolutionary Genomics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110311
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Cancer Institute