aut.relation.issue	1	en_NZ
aut.relation.journal	Annals of Human Biology	en_NZ
aut.relation.volume	37	en_NZ
dc.contributor.author	Rush, E	en_NZ
dc.contributor.author	Crook, N	en_NZ
dc.contributor.author	Simmons, D	en_NZ
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-04T02:18:06Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-04T02:18:06Z
dc.date.copyright	2010	en_NZ
dc.date.issued	2010	en_NZ
dc.description.abstract	Aims: Programmes to prevent or delay chronic disease incorporate promotion of physical activity, particularly walking. The objective of this study was to test the associations of the ability to walk quickly with measures of adiposity and metabolic risk including dysglycaemia. Subjects and methods: Participants (3209), without known diabetes, in a lifestyle trial undertook a 4-minute walk test (4MWT) following measurements of fasting lipids, 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, anthropometry and blood pressure. Lower socio-economic status was defined by possession of a ‘community services card’ (CSC). Dysglycaemia (diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose) and metabolic syndrome (MS) were defined by WHO and ATPIII criteria, respectively. Results: Controlling for age, length of the walk-course and height, distance walked during the 4MWT decreased linearly (p < 0.001) with increasing waist, body mass index, %fat mass and MS risk. On average those with dysglycaemia walked 15.2 (95% CI 9.3, 20.8) m less than ‘normal’ participants independent of gender. In the best-fit regression model, distance walked was associated with reduced distances walked 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) m/year of age, 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) m/kg fat, 15.7 (11.2, 19.5) m with a CSC and 8.0 (5.8,10.2) m if currently smoking. Each additional MS factor was associated with a reduction of the distance walked by 6.6 (4.6, 8.6) m. Conclusion: Increasing numbers of MS components are associated with slower walking. The 4MWT is an easy assessment of functional limitation, which may have use in guiding intervention.
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Human Biology, 37(1), 117-127.
dc.identifier.doi	10.3109/03014460903264251
dc.identifier.roid	12724	en_NZ
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10292/14243
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.uri	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/03014460903264251
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dc.rights.accessrights	OpenAccess	en_NZ
dc.subject	Walk test; Diabetes; Obesity; Metabolic syndrome X; Māori
dc.title	Relationships Between a Walk Test, Body Size and Metabolic Risk Among a New Zealand Māori Community	en_NZ
dc.type	Journal Article
pubs.elements-id	14746
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/Faculty of Health & Environmental Science
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/Faculty of Health & Environmental Science/School of Sport & Recreation
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/Faculty of Health & Environmental Science/School of Sport & Recreation/Physical Activity, Nutrition & the Outdoors Department
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/PBRF
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/PBRF/PBRF Health and Environmental Sciences
pubs.organisational-data	/AUT/PBRF/PBRF Health and Environmental Sciences/HS Sports & Recreation 2018 PBRF

Relationships Between a Walk Test, Body Size and Metabolic Risk Among a New Zealand Māori Community

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