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hlthe2b

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6. Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:38 PM
Mar 2021

and lean (former?) athletes.

If one wants to look at associated risk among the obese? Fine. BMI is at least a reasonable proxy. Self-reported slow walking (alone) is not.

My friend's brother-in-law - a daily runner aged 50 just died of Covid womanofthehills Mar 2021 #1
It's really unpredictable - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #9
diabetes for sure is a serious comorbidity nt Celerity Mar 2021 #14
But I come from a very long line of diabetes - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #18
You are working in a reverse fashion from what I was, I meant that the odds are pretty high Celerity Mar 2021 #20
I am intentionally working in the reverse fashion. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #22
that has no logical bearing on my scientific point I made, and it is not prejudice Celerity Mar 2021 #26
Only about 30% of obese people have type 2 diabetes Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #27
Now you literally misquoted me Celerity Mar 2021 #28
No. I literally (as in copy/paste) quoted you. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #29
you are playing cleverclogs games with my statement Celerity Mar 2021 #30
I'm not playing games at all. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #31
you left out parts, and then made incorrect claims based off that Celerity Mar 2021 #32
30% is not "pretty high odds" so it was not accurate as a whole. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #33
You keep leaving out the 2nd part. Celerity Mar 2021 #34
Just what we need... SergeStorms Mar 2021 #2
How slow is slow walking vs. fast walking? Ocelot II Mar 2021 #3
Misleading! There is no indication at the linked site that this study ascertained spooky3 Mar 2021 #4
Thank you! nocoincidences Mar 2021 #5
LOL! :-) spooky3 Mar 2021 #7
Exactly. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #37
Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young hlthe2b Mar 2021 #6
The study has references about walking pace being a good proxy for fitness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #10
It is a confounded measure. BMI is an imperfect proxy for obesity (the extremely muscular hlthe2b Mar 2021 #11
No, that's really a ridiculous comparison - "along the lines of 'gambling causes cancer'" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #12
It is the classic example used to teach those who do not understand the concept of confounding hlthe2b Mar 2021 #39
You are ignoring that brisk walking is an indicator of basic fitness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #40
It is a confounded proxy, inadequate without including additional variables to adjust for their . hlthe2b Mar 2021 #41
Exactly. n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #38
I go for a 35-40 minute walk just about every day Elwood P Dowd Mar 2021 #8
"Brisk" was defined as over 4mph, slow under 3 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #13
In shape people Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #15
Agree! Karma13612 Mar 2021 #16
Public transportation Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #17
+1000 no question about it! ..nt Karma13612 Mar 2021 #23
+1000 llmart Mar 2021 #24
Good for you Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #25
+100000 Celerity Mar 2021 #36
Great post. Celerity Mar 2021 #35
Thanks, another point people miss Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #42
I "banked" my bone strength doing Jazzercise 3x per week for about 10 years. It has paid well. CTyankee Mar 2021 #19
Sounds like correlation rather than causation. MineralMan Mar 2021 #21
Slow walkers... seriously?!! ananda Mar 2021 #43
This makes me want to scream. milestogo Mar 2021 #44
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