Title |
Sedentary behavior: Understanding and influencing adults' prolonged sitting time
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Published in |
Preventive Medicine, September 2012
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DOI | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.08.024 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Neville Owen |
Abstract |
Too much sitting is now understood to be a health risk that is additional to, and distinct from, too little exercise. There is a rapidly-accumulating evidence on relationships of prolonged sedentary time and patterns of sedentary time with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers and health outcomes. There is, however, the need to gather dose-response evidence and develop a broader understanding of the set of mechanisms linking sedentary behavior to health outcomes. In addition to the further understanding of the associated health risks, there is a new health-behavior, and epidemiological and experimental research agenda to be pursued, which include measurement studies; understanding the relevant determinants-particularly environmental determinants of sedentary behavior; and, developing effective interventions. A broad-based body of evidence is needed to inform the research-translation agenda-identifying and developing the future public health initiatives, environmental and policy changes and clinical guidelines that may be required. |
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United Kingdom | 5 | 22% |
Indonesia | 4 | 17% |
Australia | 3 | 13% |
Ghana | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 10 | 43% |
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Members of the public | 15 | 65% |
Scientists | 5 | 22% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 13% |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 2 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 248 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 52 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 28 | 11% |
Researcher | 22 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 8% |
Other | 42 | 16% |
Unknown | 47 | 18% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 17% |
Sports and Recreations | 42 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 20 | 8% |
Psychology | 19 | 7% |
Other | 38 | 15% |
Unknown | 61 | 24% |