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Public Health"],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a short-term incentivized walking intervention on chronic disease indicators in an occupational cohort, thereby exploring effective strategies for chronic disease prevention and control.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a 100-day supervised walking intervention, a cohort of occupational participants was motivated by an individual- and team-based incentive system, with step counts tracked by a uniform pedometer. Key anthropometric measures (height, weight, waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat percentage) were collected at baseline and the study endpoint. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All participants successfully completed the 100-day scientific walking intervention, with 936 (64.2%) achieving perfect adherence to the daily 10,000-step goal. The final assessment showed that all eight chronic disease-related indicators (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, body weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat percentage) improved in both male and female participants., with reductions in systolic blood pressure (2.47\u202fmmHg), diastolic blood pressure (4.23\u202fmmHg), body weight (1.60\u202fkg), BMI (0.57\u202fkg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), waist circumference (1.33\u202fcm), hip circumference (0.86\u202fcm), waist-to-hip ratio (0.01), and body fat percentage (0.01%). Furthermore, a dose-dependent relationship was observed, wherein greater walking intensity led to more pronounced improvements across all metrics.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The short-term scientific walking intervention was associated with significant improvements in multiple physical indicators, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, BMI, and body fat percentage. Reductions in BMI and waist circumference were particularly notable. 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