An analysis of real-world data from 6,042 people’s wearable devices in the
United States has found that increasing your daily step count does, in
fact, lower your chance of developing certain diseases.
According to the results of this recent study, increasing the quantity and
intensity of daily steps can help you prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood
pressure, depression, and sleep apnea.
While comparable results have been found in prior studies, this is the
first study to use commercial activity monitoring devices that are also
routinely used in daily life and link them to electronic health records
(EHRs), in this case as part of the US National Institutes of Health’s All
of Us study.
This information “suggests that incorporating commercial wearables data
into the EHR may be helpful to enhance clinical care,” the authors wrote in
their published report.
United States has found that increasing your daily step count does, in
fact, lower your chance of developing certain diseases.
According to the results of this recent study, increasing the quantity and
intensity of daily steps can help you prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood
pressure, depression, and sleep apnea.
While comparable results have been found in prior studies, this is the
first study to use commercial activity monitoring devices that are also
routinely used in daily life and link them to electronic health records
(EHRs), in this case as part of the US National Institutes of Health’s All
of Us study.
This information “suggests that incorporating commercial wearables data
into the EHR may be helpful to enhance clinical care,” the authors wrote in
their published report.
