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The frail-LESS (LEss sitting and sarcopenia in frail older adults) remote intervention to improve sarcopenia and maintain independent living via reductions in sedentary behaviour: findings from a randomised controlled feasibility trial
BackgroundSarcopenia leads to functional disability, dependence in activities of daily living (ADL), and is a key contributor to frailty. Reducing...
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The relationship between objectively measured sitting time, posture, and low back pain in sedentary employees during COVID-19
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between objectively measured sitting time, posture, and low back pain (LBP) in...
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Low movement, deep-learned sitting patterns, and sedentary behavior in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)
Background/ObjectivesSedentary behavior (SB) has both movement and postural components, but most SB research has only assessed low movement,...
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The association between device-measured sitting time and cardiometabolic health risk factors in children
BackgroundThere is limited evidence of the associations between postural-derived sitting time, waist-worn derived sedentary time and children’s...
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Associations between sedentary types, sedentary patterns and cognitive ability in preschool children
The preschool years are a critical period for developing cognitive abilities such as reasoning, memorization, comprehension, quick thinking, and...
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Association between daily sitting time and sarcopenia in the US population: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSarcopenia is an age-related syndrome marked by a gradual decline in skeletal muscle mass and function. While various factors influencing...
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Anti-inflammatory diets might mitigate the association between sedentary behaviors and the risk of all-cause deaths
Background and aimsThe pathogenic mechanism of sedentary behavior involves chronic inflammation, which can be affected by dietary inflammation. This...
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Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality
Throughout the past century, non-communicable diseases have formed the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally in...
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Perceptions of sedentary behaviour in people with severe asthma: a qualitative study
People with severe asthma often lead sedentary lifestyles, which adversely affects overall health and asthma-specific outcomes. To inform future...
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Introduction to Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology
Sedentary behaviour epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants and health consequences of sedentary behaviours in the population. It...
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Sedentary Behaviour and Cancer
This chapter summarises the growing body of evidence relating to sedentary behaviour and cancer. We conducted meta-analyses for sites with at least...
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The prevalence of sedentary behavior among university students in Saudi Arabia
BackgroundA considerable body of research has demonstrated that reducing sitting time benefits health. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore...
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Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among working individuals with type 1 diabetes in the prospective Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study
BackgroundSedentary behavior, such as excessive sitting, increases risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in the general population,...
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The effect of replacing prolonged sitting with intermittent standing during a simulated workday on the subsequent night’s sleep
A bout of leisure-time physical activity improves sleep on the subsequent night. However, whether breaking up sedentary time during the workday...
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Sedentary Behaviour and Cardiovascular Disease
Sedentary behaviour is ubiquitous in high-income countries and increasingly so in low- to middle-income countries. Sedentary behaviour research has...
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The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour
There is an interest in monitoring increases in sedentary time globally, although recent European data does not show such a trend. New norms due to...
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Sedentary behavior and the risk of breast cancer: findings from a Nigerian case–control study
AimWhile the role of physical activity in breast cancer (BC) risk has been reported in a few available studies from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the...
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Physiological Responses to Sedentary Behaviour
Sedentary behaviours—i.e. ‘too much sitting as distinct from too little exercise’—are ubiquitous in modern societies. Accumulating epidemiological...
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Physical activity attenuates the excess mortality risk from prolonged sitting time among adults with osteoporosis or osteopenia
PurposeOsteoporosis is a common generalized skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing a person to an increased risk...
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Association of daily sitting time and coffee consumption with the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults
BackgroundSedentary behavior has been demonstrated to be a modifiable factor for several chronic diseases, while coffee consumption is believed to be...
