The Influence of Sitting, Standing, and Stepping Bouts on Cardiometabolic Health Markers in Older Adults
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2022
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Verswijveren, S.J.J.M.
Powell, C.
Chappel, S.E.
Ridgers, N.D.
Carson, B.P.
Dowd, K.P.
Perry, I.J.
Kearney, P.M.
Harrington, J.M.
Donnelly, A.E.
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Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2022; 30(1):114-122
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Aside from total time spent in physical activity behaviors, how time is accumulated is important for health. This study examined associations between sitting, standing, and stepping bouts, with cardiometabolic health markers in older adults. Participants from the Mitchelstown Cohort Rescreen Study (N = 221) provided cross-sectional data on activity behaviors (assessed via an activPAL3 Micro) and cardiometabolic health. Bouts of ≥10-, ≥30-, and ≥60-min sitting, standing, and stepping were calculated. Linear regression models were fitted to examine the associations between bouts and cardiometabolic health markers. Sitting (≥10, ≥30, and ≥60 min) and standing (≥10 and ≥30 min) bouts were detrimentally associated with body composition measures, lipid markers, and fasting glucose. The effect for time spent in ≥60-min sitting and ≥30-min standing bouts was larger than shorter bouts. Fragmenting sitting with bouts of stepping may be targeted to benefit cardiometabolic health. Further insights for the role of standing need to be elicited.
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Data source: Supplementary Materials, https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0443
Link to a related website: https://unpaywall.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0443, Open Access via Unpaywall
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