In adults over 70, taking 500 extra steps a day may reduce cardiovascular risk

March 2, 2023 Read in 2 minutes Source/Disclosure Issuer: sauce: Dooley EE et al. Abstract 360. Location: Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions; February 28-March 3, 2023. Boston. Disclosure: Dooley does not report related financial disclosures. Add topic to email alert Get an email when new articles are posted Enter your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted . " data-actionsubscribe> subscribe Your request could not be processed. Please try again later.If this issue persists, please contact us customerservice@slackinc.com. back to helio For adults over the age of 70, it has been reported that every 500 steps taken per day, or every quarter mile walked, may reduce the risk of a CVD event by approximately 14%. Results of the substudy from the ARIC cohort will be presented at the 2023 American Heart Association Health Sciences Session on Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic. For adults over the age of 70, every 500 extra steps taken per day, or every quarter mile walked, may reduce the risk of a CVD event by about 14%.Image: Shutterstock "Step count is a simple way to measure physical activity, the more steps taken each day, the lower the risk of cardiovascular disease-related events in older adults. ” Dr. Erin E. Dooley, An assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Public Health said in a press release: "But most studies focus on early to middle-aged adults with daily goals. 10,000 steps or more, may not be achievable for older people. ” To assess whether more daily steps are associated with reduced risk of proximal CVD events in older adults, Dooley and colleagues wore an accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) on the hip for ≥3 days and ≥10 hours. We evaluated an ARIC study subgroup of 452 participants. per day (mean age 78.4 years, 59% female, 20% black). Participants were stratified into quartiles based on daily step count. Interesting results included fatal and non-fatal his CVD events defined as CHD, stroke and heart failure. During the 1,269 person-years of follow-up, the average number of steps taken per day was 1,796, and approximately 7.5% of participants experienced a CVD event. 3.5% of participants in the highest quartile of steps per day (4,453 steps per day) compared to 3.5% of participants in the lowest quartile of steps per day (less than 2,077 steps per day) ) had a higher incidence of cumulative CVD events. Speakers reported that every 500 steps taken per day (equivalent to about a quarter mile) was associated with a 14% reduction in the risk of a CVD event (HR 0.86; 95% CI , 0.76-0.98). According to the presentation, compared to participants in the lowest quartile of daily steps, participants in the highest quartile had an approximately 77% reduced risk of proximal CVD events (HR 0.23; 95% CI, 0.07-0.83). “Maintaining physical activity as we age is important, but your daily step goal must also be achievable. We were surprised to find that it worked," Dooley said in the release. "We don't want to diminish the importance of high-intensity physical activity, but encouraging a small increase in the number of steps you take each day can have significant cardiovascular benefits. Start by taking extra steps." reference: Add topic to email alert Get an email when new articles are posted Enter your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted . " data-actionsubscribe> subscribe Your request could not be processed. Please try again later.If this issue persists, please contact us customerservice@slackinc.com. back to helio AHA EPI/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Science Session Sources 1/ https://Google.com/ 2/ https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20230302/500-extra-steps-per-day-could-reduce-cv-risk-for-adults-70-years-and-older The mention sources can contact us to remove/changing this article