Authors
Travis J Saunders, Travis McIsaac, Kevin Douillette, Nick Gaulton, Stephen Hunter, Ryan E Rhodes, Stephanie A Prince, Valerie Carson, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Sebastien Chastin, Lora Giangregorio, Ian Janssen, Peter T Katzmarzyk, Michelle E Kho, Veronica J Poitras, Kenneth E Powell, Robert Ross, Amanda Ross-White, Mark S Tremblay, Genevieve N Healy
Publication date
2020
Source
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Volume
45
Issue
10
Pages
S197-S217
Publisher
NRC Research Press
Description
The purpose of this overview of systematic reviews was to determine the relationship between different types and patterns of sedentary behaviour and selected health outcomes in adults and older adults. Five electronic databases were last searched in May, 2019, with a 10-year search limit. Included reviews met the a priori population (community-dwelling adults aged 18 years and older), intervention/exposure/comparator (various types and/or patterns of sedentary behaviour), and outcomes criteria. Eighteen systematic reviews were included in the evidence synthesis. High levels of sedentary behaviour are unfavourably associated with cognitive function, depression, function and disability, physical activity levels, and physical health-related quality of life in adults. Reducing or breaking up sedentary behaviour may benefit body composition and markers of cardiometabolic risk. Total sedentary behaviour and TV …
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