The Claim

Among postmenopausal female cancer survivors, higher daily step counts are significantly associated with a reduced hazard of cardiovascular disease mortality, with each additional 2,469 steps per day linked to a 34% lower hazard (HR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.45–0.96), after adjustment for multiple confounders, suggesting a potential protective effect of increased walking on heart-related mortality in this population.

Source: Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

What the research says

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In plain English

Walking more every day might help lower the chance of dying from heart disease in women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer.

See the scientific wording

Among postmenopausal female cancer survivors, higher daily step counts are associated with a reduced hazard of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Each additional 2,469 steps per day is linked to a 34% lower hazard (HR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.45–0.96), after adjusting for multiple confounders. This suggests that walking more may be particularly beneficial for heart health in this population.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

    The study found that for every extra 2,469 steps women took each day, their risk of dying from heart disease dropped by 34%, which matches the claim perfectly.

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