Is achieving 7,000 steps/day cross-sectionally and prospectively associated with older adults’ lower-extremity performance?

Table 2 Achieving recommended daily steps among older adults aged 60 years or above being associated with lower-extremity performance at baseline and follow-up

Baseline	Better lower-extremity performance
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
	OR (95 % CI)	OR (95 % CI)	OR (95 % CI)
Not taking 7,000 steps/day	1.00	1.00	1.00
Taking 7,000 steps/day	2.63 (1.11, 6.22)^*	2.53 (1.01, 6.34)^*	4.35 (1.18, 16.01)^*
One year follow-up	Maintained or improved lower-extremity performance
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
	OR (95 % CI)	OR (95 % CI)	OR (95 % CI)
Not taking 7,000 steps/day	1.00	1.00	1.00
Taking 7,000 steps/day	3.14 (1.32, 7.48)^*	2.89 (1.16, 7.24)^*	3.53 (1.05, 11.84)^*

Note. ^*p < 0.05. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval
Model 1: Unadjusted model
Model 2: Adjusted for sex, age, educational level, job status, marital status, living status, and body mass index
Model 3: Adjusted as in model 2 and further adjusted for self-reported health, smoking status, alcohol consumption, balanced diet, hypertension status, blood lipid levels, diabetes status, depression status, sedentary time, and accelerometer wear time

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