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This meta-analysis found that taking more daily steps decreases the likelihood of cardiovascular disease among adults aged ≥60 years.
- Taking 6,000 to 9,000 steps per day was associated with a 40% to 50% lower risk of CVD, compared with taking 2000 steps per day.
- Despite an inverse association of steps with CVD in older adults, there was no association in younger adults:
"CVD is a disease of aging and often does not present itself as a diagnosed condition until years of progression. Therefore, the follow-up period may not be long enough to capture incidence of CVD for younger adults. Only 4.2% of younger adults (5.1 per 1000 per-son-years) versus 9.5% of older adults (19.3 per 1000 person-years) in the present study had a subsequent CVD event."