Between-monitor differences in step counts are related to body size: implications for objective physical activity measurement.

The quantification of the relationships between walking and health requires that walking is measured accurately. We correlated different measures of step accumulation to body size, overall physical activity level, and glucose regulation.Participants were 25 men and 25 women American Indians without...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Pomeroy, Søren Brage, Jeffrey M Curtis, Pamela D Swan, William C Knowler, Paul W Franks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3083395?pdf=render