Daily Step Counts in Participants With and Without Peripheral Artery Disease

Purpose: We compared the prevalence of participants with and without symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who met the goals of attaining>7000 and 10 000 steps/d, and we determined whether PAD status was significantly associated with meeting the daily step count goals before and after adjusting for demographic variables, comorbid conditions, and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Participants with PAD (n = 396) and without PAD (n = 396) were assessed on their walking for 7 consecutive days with a step activity monitor. Results: The PAD group took significantly fewer steps/d than the non-PAD control group (6722 ± 3393 vs. 9475 ± 4110 steps/d; P 7000 and 10 000 steps/d, respectively, whereas 67.9% and 37.4% of the control group attained these goals (P
Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Peripheral Artery Disease Source Type: research