title: Association between the number of daily steps and the cardiovascular risk factors in basic education teachers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Regular physical activity is suggested as an important non-pharmacological mechanism to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Thus, the objective the present study was to verify the association of the number of daily steps with cardiovascular risk factors in basic education teachers and analyze the suitability of the cutoff of 10,000 steps/day as a predictor for the main risk factors in this sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred teachers (43.2±10.2 years) of basic education were assessed in Viçosa, Brazil. It was analyzed the number of daily steps, Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio, body fat percentage (%BF), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, high-density (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The group which exceeded the 10,000 steps had lower BMI, BF% and triglycerides (P<0.05) compared to those who did not reach this value. A weak inverse correlation between the number of steps and BMI, WC and %BF was observed. Overweight and dyslipidemia were significantly associated with low number of steps (<10,000). The average number of daily steps was predictive of major cardiovascular risk factors, with the best cutoff near the 8000 steps for the presented results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Basic education teachers who exceed the 10,000 daily steps have a lower BMI, %BF and triglycerides. On the other hand, teachers who do not overcome show a greater chance of overweight and dyslipidemia. The cutoff point of 8000 steps/day in this sample had an appropriate value in the prediction of the risk factors analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil - renata.oliveira@ufv.br.
authors.forename: Renata A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Dos Santos Amorim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rômulo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mota Júnior
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dornelas Ferreira Tavares
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rocha de Faria
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Florestal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Costa Moreira
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Nursery, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreira Lima
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Britto
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: João C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bouzas Marins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D000072936:Fitness Trackers; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D000070777:School Teachers; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides