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Frailty is associated with objectively assessed sedentary behaviour patterns in older adults: Evidence from the Toledo Study for Healthy Aging (TSHA).

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the association of sedentary behaviour patterns with frailty in older people.SettingClinical setting.DesignCross-sectional, observational study.Participants and measurementsA triaxial accelerometer was used ...
Borja Del Pozo-Cruz, Borja Del Pozo-Cruz, Asier Mañas, María Martín-García, Jorge Marín-Puyalto, Francisco J García-García, Leocadio Rodriguez-Mañas, Amelia Guadalupe-Grau, Ignacio Ara   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sedentary behaviour and adiposity in youth: a systematic review of reviews and analysis of causality

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
Background Sedentary behaviour (sitting time) has becoming a very popular topic for research and translation since early studies on TV viewing in children in the 1980s.
Stuart J.H. Biddle, Enrique García Bengoechea, Glen Wiesner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca, Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

COPD
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 300 million people and is the third leading cause of death. People with COPD spend a large amount of their day sedentary, which is associated with reduced life expectancy.Methods A ...
Stefanie Harding, Alan Richardson, Angela Glynn, Luke Hodgson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Sedentary Behaviour and Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2012
North Americans spend half their waking hours engaging in sedentary behaviour. Although several recent interventions suggest that short bouts of uninterrupted sedentary behaviour may result in acute increases in cardiometabolic risk, this literature has ...
Travis J. Saunders, Richard Larouche, Rachel C. Colley, Mark S. Tremblay   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Epidemiological Landscape and Burden of Chronic Disease in Australia: Contextualizing the Distinct Profile of Tasmania

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and impose a substantial and long‐lasting burden on individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems. In Australia, more than 47% of the population had at least one chronic condition in 2018, and the prevalence rose sharply with age: approximately 80% of ...
Getahun Kebede Beyera
wiley   +1 more source

Why older adults spend time sedentary and break their sedentary behaviour: a mixed methods approach using life-logging equipment

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Background Older adults spend a large part of the day being sedentary, but several national and international health guidelines explicitly recommend that older adults should reduce their sedentary time and break prolonged periods of sitting to promote ...
Manon L Dontje
doaj   +1 more source

Plasma Exosome Metabolomics Reveal Stage‐Specific Alterations in Elderly Women With Premetabolic and Metabolic Syndrome

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
Shared differential metabolites identified across the three sample groups. (A) Venn diagram of differential metabolites between the two comparison groups; Based on the detected levels of these overlapping differential metabolites, (B) d‐Arabitol, (C) Triclosan, (D) Iloprost, (E) Tetracosanoic acid, and (F) Omeprazole sulfone. Box plots were constructed
Mengtao Qian, Dan Nie, Qianyi Gao, Xingbo Mo, Huan Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unfavourable sedentary and physical activity behaviour before and after retirement: a population-based cohort study

BMJ Open, 2020
Background During transition to retirement there is often a rearrangement of daily life which might provide a key opportunity for interventions to promote a non-sedentary and active lifestyle. To be able to design effective interventions, it is essential
Maria Ekblom, Yvonne Forsell, Nienke ter Hoeve, Carla F J Nooijen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source