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JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021 Background“Push” components of mobile health interventions may be promising to create conscious awareness of habitual sedentary behavior; however, the effect of these components on the near-time, proximal outcome, being breaks in sedentary behavior ...
Compernolle, Sofie +3 more
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Sedentary behavior among adults: The role of community belonging
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2016 Sedentary behavior is a modifiable determinant of health. Little is known about the ways in which contextual factors may influence this behavior. The objectives of this study were to: (1) examine the association between community belonging and adult ...
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Sedentary behavior and residual-specific mortality [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2016 Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior and residual-specific mortality. Methods: Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used (N ...
Paul D. Loprinzi +3 more
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An Evolutionary Perspective on Sedentary Behavior [PDF]
BioEssays, 2019 AbstractMost people are aware of the health benefits of being physically active. The question arises then why people so easily fall into sedentary habits. The idea developed here is that sedentary behavior is part of a suite of behaviors to reduce levels of physical activity that were strongly selected in the evolutionary past, likely because high ...
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 Background Sedentary behavior is associated with adverse health outcomes in the general population. Whether sedentary behavior during pregnancy is associated with newborn outcomes, such as birth size, is not established, and previous studies have been ...
Sylvia E. Badon +4 more
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Adults' sedentary behavior determinants and interventions.
American journal of preventive medicine, 2011 Research is now required on factors influencing adults' sedentary behaviors, and effective approaches to behavioral-change intervention must be identified. The strategies for influencing sedentary behavior will need to be informed by evidence on the most important modifiable behavioral determinants.
Owen, Neville +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2017 Exposure to sedentary behavior may contribute to health problems. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of exposure to simultaneous sedentary behavior domains and verify associated sociodemographic characteristics among technical and administrative
Fernanda Cerveira Fronza +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 BackgroundTwo related lifestyle behaviors associated with sleep disturbance are sedentary behavior and physical exercise participation. We aimed to use a population-based study to disentangle the relationships between sedentary behavior, exercise, and ...
Yanwei You +12 more
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Energy expenditure of interruptions to sedentary behavior [PDF]
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2011 Advances in technology, social influences and environmental attributes have resulted in substantial portions of the day spent in sedentary pursuits. Sedentary behavior may be a cause of many chronic diseases including obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.
Strath Scott J +2 more
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Exploring the effect of sedentary behavior on increased adiposity in middle-aged adults
BMC Public HealthBackground Sedentary behavior is linked to excess fat mass; however, this association may be inconclusive due to potential measurement errors in self-reported sedentary behavior.
Nayeli Macías +9 more
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