2014 Volume 34 Issue 6 Pages 281-291
To record individual body weight and physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for maintaining personal health. We, therefore, established a system which connects a personal computer and health appliances to record body weight, daily step, and blood pressure. We applied this system to 226 employees in 3 companies during the period of October, 2011-March, 2013 and evaluated whether this system could improve individual behavioral modification. One hundred sixty seven persons (73.9％) had continuously recorded the measurement of the pedometer for at least one year. We compared the average of the first three months with the average of the next three months. As a result, the number of steps tended to increase to 7,515±4,629 steps from 7,299±3,731steps (p=0.075). As for blood pressure, the systolic phase significantly decreased from 129.2±13.2 mmHg to 127.1±13.5 mmHg (p=0.028), and diastolic phase decreased from 78.6±9.8 mmHg to 76.0±9.9 mmHg (p=0.00016). BMI also significantly decreased from 23.3±2.9 kg/m2 to 23.2±2.8 kg/m2(p=0.029). In conclusion, to record daily step, body weight and blood pressure by using newly established system improved individual behavior towards a healthy condition.
