Table 2 Step activity by volume and intensity overall and by ethnic group
From: Stepping volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population
Stepping activity (all days) | Total population N = 713 | Chinese N = 492 | Malay N = 121 | Indian N = 100 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean daily wear time minutes (SD) | 907.5 (116.8) | 899.4 (112.5) | 939.4 (131.5) | 908.9 (112.9) | 0.15 |
Mean daily steps (SD) | 7549.8 (2847.1) | 7745.2 (2774.4) | 7140.6 (3073.3) | 7083.9 (2839.0) | 0.03 |
Daily steps by category (n and %): | |||||
< 5000 steps/day | 124 (17%) | 70 (14%) | 31 (26%) | 23 (23%) | |
5000–7499 steps/day | 253 (36%) | 171 (35%) | 43 (36%) | 39 (39%) | |
7500–9999 steps/day | 220 (31%) | 169 (34%) | 26 (21%) | 25 (25%) | |
10,000 or more steps/day | 116 (16%) | 82 (17%) | 21 (17%) | 13 (13%) | * |
Mean daily wear-time minutes (SD) and % of time spent in each cadence band: | |||||
0 steps/min (non-movement) | 476.1 (126.7) 53% | 475.6 (127.8) 53% | 476.0 (135.0) 51% | 478.7 (111.1) 53% | 0.14 |
1–19 steps/min (incidental movement) | 326.5 (89.7) 36% | 316.1 (89.8) 35% | 365.2 (84.2) 39% | 330.6 (83.1) 36% | 0.002 |
20–39 steps/min (sporadic movement) | 47.4 (23.3) 5% | 48.0 (23.4) 5% | 46.1 (25.1) 4% | 46.3 (20.9) 5% | 0.34 |
40–59 steps/min (purposeful movement) | 19.5 (10.3) 2% | 19.7 (9.6) 2% | 18.8 (12.9) 2% | 19.0 (10.2) 2% | 0.40 |
60–79 steps/min (slow walking) | 12.2 (6.5) 1% | 12.4 (6.1) 1% | 11.5 (7.8) 1% | 11.8 (6.9) 1% | 0.24 |
80–99 steps/min (medium walking) | 10.6 (6.8) 1% | 10.9 (6.6) 1% | 9.7 (6.8) 1% | 10.7 (7.8) 1% | 0.56 |
100–119 steps/min (brisk walking or faster) | 12.2 (9.9) 1% | 13.2 (9.9) 1% | 10.4 (9.0) 1% | 10.0 (10.1) 1% | 0.04 |
≥120 steps/min (brisk walking or faster) | 2.7 (4.6) < 1% | 3.2 (5.1) < 1% | 1.4 (3.0) < 1% | 1.5 (3.6) < 1% | 0.001 |
Mean peak 1-min cadence minutes (SD) | 110.7 (17.3) | 113.7 (15.7) | 104.0 (19.5) | 104.0 (18.0) | < 0.001 |
Mean peak 30-min cadence minutes (SD) | 83.7 (21.4) | 86.7 (20.2) | 76.9 (22.8) | 77.7 (22.3) | < 0.001 |
Mean peak 60-min cadence minutes (SD) | 67.3 (20.3) | 69.8 (19.4) | 61.3 (21.2) | 62.4 (20.9) | 0.002 |
Proportion of participants accumulating 30-min/day at ≥100steps/minute (n and %) | 190 (27%) | 156 (32%) | 19 (16%) | 15 (15%) | ** |