This cohort has the advantage of being very large with approximately 184,000 US adults and over 19,000 deaths for whom detailed information on time spent sitting and physical activity was collected at baseline. women who reported sitting for more than 6 hours during their time versus less than …
Sedentary
Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis
Aims/hypothesis Sedentary (sitting) behaviours are ubiquitous in modern society. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association of sedentary time with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Methods Medline, Embase and the …
Impact of Physical Inactivity on the World’s Major Non-Communicable Diseases
Background Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including the world’s major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of coronary heart disease (CHD), type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancers, and shortens life expectancy. Because much of …
Television viewing and time spent sedentary in relation to cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behavior is emerging as an independent risk factor for chronic disease and mortality. However, the evidence relating television (TV) viewing and other sedentary behaviors to cancer risk has not been quantitatively summarized. METHODS: We performed a comprehensive electronic …
Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in Older Women
Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between sedentary time and total; cardiovascular disease (CVD); coronary heart disease (CHD); and cancer mortality in a prospective, multiethnic cohort of postmenopausal women. Methods The study population included 92,234 …
