Authors
Josephine Y Chau, Anne Grunseit, Kristian Midthjell, Jostein Holmen, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Adrian E Bauman, Hidde P Van der Ploeg
Publication date
2015/6/1
Journal
British journal of sports medicine
Volume
49
Issue
11
Pages
737-742
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Description
Background
Sedentary behaviour is a potential risk factor for chronic-ill health and mortality, that is, independent of health-enhancing physical activity. Few studies have investigated the risk of mortality associated with multiple contexts of sedentary behaviour.
Objective
To examine the prospective associations of total sitting time, TV-viewing time and occupational sitting with mortality from all causes and cardiometabolic diseases.
Methods
Data from 50 817 adults aged ≥20 years from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 3 (HUNT3) in 2006–2008 were linked to the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry up to 31 December 2010. Cox proportional hazards models examined all-cause and cardiometabolic disease-related mortality associated with total sitting time, TV-viewing and occupational sitting, adjusting for multiple potential confounders including physical activity.
Results
After mean follow-up of 3.3 years (137 …
Scholar articles
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