FTO association and interaction with time spent sitting [PDF]
International Journal of Obesity, 2015 Multiple studies have revealed an interaction between a variant in the FTO gene and self-reported physical activity on body mass index (BMI). Physical inactivity, such as time spent sitting (TSS) has recently gained attention as an important risk factor for obesity and related diseases.
Klimentidis, Yann C. +4 more
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Socio-demographic, behavioural and cognitive correlates of work-related sitting time in German men and women [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Sitting time is ubiquitous for most adults in developed countries and is most prevalent in three domains: in the workplace, during transport and during leisure time.
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PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundStudies on the association between sitting time and low back pain (LBP) have found contrasting results. This may be due to the lack of objectively measured sitting time or because socioeconomic confounders were not considered in the analysis ...
Nidhi Gupta +5 more
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An exploration of occupation in nursing home residents with dementia [PDF]
Objectives: This study evaluated the sitting room environment of two nursing homes in Ireland, using interactive occupation and social engagement as outcome measures and defining these rooms as occupational spaces.
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background The aim of this study was to investigate bidirectional associations between (prolonged) sitting time and sleep duration in 12- to 14-year-old adolescents using a between-subjects and within-subjects analyses approach.
Maïté Verloigne +3 more
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Total Sitting Time and Sitting Pattern in Postmenopausal Women Differ by Hispanic Ethnicity and are Associated With Cardiometabolic Risk Biomarkers. [PDF]
, 2020 Background Sedentary behavior is pervasive, especially in older adults, and is associated with cardiometabolic disease and mortality. Relationships between cardiometabolic biomarkers and sitting time are unexplored in older women, as are possible ethnic ...
Allison, Matthew A +13 more
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Reducing office workers' sitting time: rationale and study design for the Stand Up Victoria cluster randomized trial [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Excessive time spent in sedentary behaviours (sitting or lying with low energy expenditure) is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. Desk-based office workers typically accumulate high
Dunstan, David W. +10 more
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Modifying effect of obesity on the association between sitting time and incident diabetes in post-menopausal women [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To evaluate the association between self-reported daily sitting time and the incidence of type II diabetes in a cohort of postmenopausal women. Design and Methods Women (N = 88,829) without diagnosed diabetes reported the number of hours spent
GARCIA, LORENA +10 more
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The associations of sitting time and physical activity on total and site-specific cancer incidence: Results from the HUNT study, Norway. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Sedentary behavior is thought to pose different risks to those attributable to physical inactivity. However, few studies have examined the association between physical activity and sitting time with cancer incidence within the same population.
Vegar Rangul +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Objective:To follow up patients with spinal cord injuries with subdermal low-echoic lesions in the ischial region for abnormalities after 1 year.DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingA Japanese rehabilitation center.ParticipantsWe included patients ...
Shinji Kawasaki +12 more
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