Research 1694 Associations between Daily Walking and Subclinical Health Markers in a Swiss City

Conclusions The results of this retrospective study suggest that daily walking is not related to BMI in this population-based sample, but that it may be related to other relevant subclinical endpoints. Separating walking into three categories and health effects into eight endpoints may provide a useful framework for future research. Limitations: The subclinical endpoints were measured in a standardised way on a representative sample, whereas the walking depends on self-declaration. We suggest recruiting a subset of participants to a follow-on study to evaluate actual walking behaviour using pedometers and GPS technology.
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research