Fig. 1: Distribution of daily and hourly step counts. | Communications Medicine

Fig. 1: Distribution of daily and hourly step counts.

From: Hourly step recommendations to achieve daily goals for working and older adults

Fig. 1

a Histogram of daily step counts. b Mean hourly step counts for each day of the week. c Proportion of zero hourly step counts for each day of the week. d Histogram of daily step counts of participants aged 30–59 against 60 and above. HP: HealthPoints. Walking 5000, 7500, or 10,000 steps a day earns 10, 25, or 40 HealthPoints, respectively. The different shadings correspond to the HealthPoints earned. e Mean hourly step counts of participants aged 30–59 against 60 and above for weekdays and weekends. f Proportion of zero hourly step counts of participants aged 30–59 against 60 and above for weekdays and weekends. Number of participant-days (n). Age 17+: 52,346. Age 30–59: 37,622. Age 60+: 9271. Mon: 7534. Tue: 7554. Wed: 7538. Thu: 7563. Fri: 7432. Sat: 7612. Sun: 7113. Weekday, age 30–59: 27,007. Weekday, age 60+: 6677. Weekend, age 30–59: 10,615. Weekend, age 60+: 2594.

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