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Step Count Associations between Adults at Risk of Developing Diabetes and Their Children: The Feel4Diabetes Study

  • Feel4Diabetes Study Group
  • Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2)
  • University of Zaragoza
  • Ghent University
  • Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IISA)
  • Red de Salud Materno-infantil y del Desarrollo (SAMID)
  • CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network
  • Harokopio University
  • National Institute for Health and Welfare
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
  • Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research
  • Technische Universität Dresden
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • International Diabetes Federation European Region
  • Medical University of Varna
  • University of Debrecen
  • Extensive Life Oy

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Abstract

Background: Shared risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) between parents at risk and their children, such as low physical activity levels, should be addressed to prevent the development of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the association of objectively measured step counts per day between parents at risk of developing T2DM and their 6- to 10-year-old children. Methods: The baseline data from the Feel4Diabetes study were analyzed. Dyads of children and one parent (n = 250, 54.4% girls and 77.6% mothers) from Belgium were included. Step counts per day during 5 consecutive days from parents and their children were objectively measured with ActiGraph accelerometers. Results: Adjusted linear regression models indicated that parents’ and children’s step counts were significantly associated during all days (β = 0.245), weekdays (β = 0.205), and weekend days (β = 0.316) (P ≤ .002 in all cases). Specifically, mother–daughter associations during all days and weekend days and father–son step counts during weekdays and when considering all days were significant. Conclusion: There is a positive association between step counts from adults at risk of developing T2DM and their children, especially in the mother–daughter and father–son dyads.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)374-381
JournalJournal of physical activity & health
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

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