The association between daily steps and health, and the mediating role of body composition: a pedometer-based, cross-sectional study in an employed South African population

Background Walking is recognized as an easily accessible mode of physical activity and is therefore supported as a strategy to promote health and well-being. To complement walking, pedometers have been identified as a useful tool for monitoring ambulatory physical activity, typically measuring total...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 174
Main Authors:	Pillay, Julian D, van der Ploeg, Hidde P, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L, Proper, Karin I, van Stralen, Maartje, Tomaz, Simone A, van Mechelen, Willem, Lambert, Estelle V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 22.02.2015 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Actigraphy Adult Aged Analysis Biostatistics Blood Glucose Blood pressure Blood Pressure - physiology Body Composition Body fat Body Mass Index Body size Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Cholesterol - blood Covariance Cross-Sectional Studies Electronics industry Employees Environmental Health Epidemiology Exercise Exercise - physiology Female Guidelines Health aspects Health behavior Health promotion health promotion and society Health risks Health sciences Health Status Humans Male Measuring instruments Mediation Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Mortality Physical activity Physical fitness Physiological aspects Public Health Research Article South Africa - epidemiology Studies Systematic review Vaccine Waist Circumference Walking Walking - physiology Well being Workplace Japan South Africa Mediation Analysis Waist Circumference Daily Step Aerobic Activity Physical Activity
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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