Fatima Al Sayah|Steven T. Johnson|Jeff K. Vallance
Health Literacy, Pedometer, and Self-Reported Walking Among Older Adults
Athabasca University|University of Alberta|Athabasca University|University of Alberta|Athabasca University|University of Alberta
objectives examined association health literacy physical activity physical activity guideline adherence older adults methods used crosssectional data 2012 populationbased study alberta canada assessing health literacy deriving moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa metabolic equivalent task met minutes per week godin leisuretime exercise questionnaire steps per day via pedometer results mean age participants n 1296 664 sd 82 years 57 female 94 white nine percent inadequate health literacy 46 met guidelines selfreported physical activity 18 steps per day participants inadequate health literacy nonsignificant adjusted decrements 58 mvpa minutes 218 met minutes per week less likely meet physical activity guidelines mvpa odds ratio 063 95 confidence interval ci 041 097 p 037 met odds ratio 065 95 ci 042 101 p 057 compared healthliterate counterparts differences nonsignificant steps per day conclusions inadequate health literacy associated less likelihood meeting mvpa guidelines based selfreported physical activity based objective measure steps per day