Using electronic health records data from the All of Us Research Program, we show that higher daily step counts in data collected over several years of Fitbit fitness tracker use were associated with lower risk of common, chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, depression, obesity and sleep apnea.
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This is a summary of: Master, H. et al. Association of step counts over time with the risk of chronic disease in the All of Us Research Program. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02012-w (2022).
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Fitbit step counts clarify the association between activity and chronic disease risk. Nat Med 28, 2263–2264 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02013-9
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