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341 results for "Sedentary Behavior"

Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in office employees: relationships with presenteeism

  • Published on August 2013

Objective Employee presenteeism is the extent to which health conditions adversely affect at-work productivity. Given the links between health and activity, this study examined associations between objectively measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and presenteeism. Methods Participants were 108 office employees (70% women, mean age 40.7 ± 11.2 years). Activity was measured using ActiGraph GT3X+ ...


Validation of a previous-day recall measure of active and sedentary behaviors

  • Published on August 2013

Purpose A previous-day recall (PDR) may be a less error-prone alternative to traditional questionnaire-based estimates of physical activity and sedentary behavior (e.g., past year), but the validity of the method is not established. We evaluated the validity of an interviewer administered PDR in adolescents (12-17 yr) and adults (18-71 ...


Sedentary activity associated with metabolic syndrome independent of physical activity.

  • Published on February 2011

Objective This study examined the association between objectively measured sedentary activity and metabolic syndrome among older adults. Research Design & Methods Data were from 1,367 men and women, aged ≥ 60 years who participated in the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Sedentary time during waking hours was measured by an ...



Factors Associated With Sedentary Lifestyle Of Hospitalized Patients Not Restricted To Bed

  • Added on December 11, 2013

Introduction: The prolonged length of stay on the bed is related to the development of musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders. Therefore, the investigation of the level of physical activity and to verifying which factors are associated with the physical activity level in hospitalized patients might be important for future strategies to ...


Seasonal variation in objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time, cardio-respiratory fitness and sleep duration among 8–11 year-old Danish children: a repeated-measures study

  • Published on Sept. 8, 2013

Background Understanding fluctuations in lifestyle indicators is important to identify relevant time periods to intervene in order to promote a healthy lifestyle; however, objective assessment of multiple lifestyle indicators has never been done using a repeated-measures design. The primary aim was, therefore, to examine between-season and within-week variation in physical ...



Association between accelerometer-measured physical activity intensities and sedentary time in 8-10 year old children

  • Published on 2013

Abstract This study examines the association between objectively-measured physical activity (PA) intensities and sedentary behaviour (SED) in a cohort of 532 children aged 8-10 y. PA and SED were assessed by accelerometer over 7-days. Television and computer/video-game use were self-reported. Associations between PA intensities and SED variables were assessed by ...


Combined associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour with cardiometabolic risk factors in children

  • Published on Jan. 21, 2013

Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the combined associations between time spent in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and time spent sedentary in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors in a cohort of Canadian children. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 536 white children aged 8–10 years with at ...


Physical activity vs. sedentary time: independent associations with adiposity in children

  • Published on March 28, 2012

Objective To investigate the independent associations between objectively measured levels of movement intensity (i.e. time spent sedentary and at light, moderate and vigorous intensities) and indicators of adiposity in a cohort of Canadian children. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 550 Caucasian children aged 8–10 years with at least one ...