Step Counts of Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults for 10 Months Before and After the Release of Pok émon GO in Yokohama, Japan

Conclusions: The present study confirmed a difference in step counts between players and nonplayers before and after the release of Pokémon GO. According to our analysis, step counts were higher until 7 months after the release. The player group maintained their step counts in winter, despite the decrease in step counts of nonplayers. In subgroup analyses, players were more likely to be men, aged <55 years, workers, active, and subjectively in good health.

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kimihiro Hino Yasushi Asami Jung Su Lee Source Type: research