Walking habits of adults with mental retardation

Ment Retard. 2005 Dec;43(6):421-7. doi: 10.1352/0047-6765(2005)43[421:WHOAWM]2.0.CO;2.

Abstract

The walking activity of men and women with mental retardation residing in community settings was described. Participants were 38 women (M age=.7, SD=9.5) and 65 men (M age=35.9, SD=11.2). They wore pedometers for 7 days. A 2 x 2 factorial ANOVA indicated no significant gender differences in total step counts or between participants with and those without Down syndrome. A post-hoc analysis revealed that participants walked less on Saturday than during the weekdays. Only 21.1% of the women and 21.5% of the men with mental retardation accumulated the recommended 10,000 steps per day.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Habits*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Walking*