Daily step count and all-cause mortality in a sample of Japanese elderly people: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Naofumi Yamamoto (Author), Hideo Miyazaki (Author), Mieko Shimada (Author), Naoki Nakagawa (Author), Susumu S. Sawada (Author), Mamoru Nishimuta (Author), Yasuo Kimura (Author), Ryoko Kawakami (Author), Hiroshi Nagayama (Author), Hidenori Asai (Author), I-Min Lee (Author), Steven N. Blair (Author), Yutaka Yoshitake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between pedometer-assessed daily step count and all-cause mortality in a sample of elderly Japanese people. Methods Participants included 419 (228 males and 191 females) physically independent, community-dwelling 71-year-old Japanese p...