ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2012
Very short bouts of non-exercise physical activity associated with metabolic syndrome under free-living conditions in Japanese female adults.
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- Association between Bout Duration of Physical Activity and Health: Systematic Review.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Pooled it
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- Physical activity levels in American and Japanese men from the ERA-JUMP Study and associations with metabolic syndrome.Journal of sport and health science · 2020Article
- Combined influence of epoch length, cut-point and bout duration on accelerometry-derived physical activity.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Article
- Confirmatory factor analysis to assess the measure of adiposity that best fits the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome and relationship to physical activity in adults.European journal of nutrition · 2013Article
- Epoch length and the physical activity bout analysis: an accelerometry research issue.BMC research notes · 2013Article
- The use of point-of-decision prompts to increase stair climbing in Singapore.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
To assess the association between very short daily non-exercise physical activity (PA) lasting <5 min and metabolic syndrome (MS). A total of 42 females (50 ± 6 years) wore a pedometer with a one-axial accelerometer (Lifecorder, Kenz, Japan) to determine the time and the frequency of PA and the moderate to vigorous intensity PA (MVPA). In addition to the PA and the MVPA (PA(all) and MVPA(all)), the PA and MVPA were analyzed based on the bout duration, such as >32 s, >1 min, >3 min, and >5 min (PA(32S), PA(1M), PA(3M), PA(5M); MVPA(32S), MVPA(1M), MVPA(3M), MVPA(5M)). MS was defined according to the Japanese standard based on waist circumfluence, blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure. The frequency of the MVPA(1M) was significantly lower in subjects with MS compared with that in subjects without MS (P < 0.05). The frequency of MVPA(32S) and MVPA(1M) was significantly associated with the HDL cholesterol (P < 0.05). The frequency of PA(3M) and PA(5M) was significantly associated with the fasting glucose level (P < 0.05). In contrast, we could not find any significant relationships between MS and the components of MS and the frequency of PA lasting <32 s. These results demonstrated that very short non-exercise PA, such as MVPA lasting >32 s to 3 min, has significantly associated with the components of MS. The specific advantages with regard to PA lasting <32 s remain unclear.
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