ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2016
Patterns of Sedentary Behavior in US Middle-Age and Older Adults: The REGARDS Study.
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Body Electric: a Pragmatic Trial Evaluating Movement Breaks As a Public Health Strategy to Mitigate the Harms of Prolonged Sedentary Behavior
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Pattern Analysis of Sedentary Behavior Change after a Walking Intervention.American journal of health behavior · 2018Trial
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- Associations of distinct sedentary behaviors with cortical, subcortical, and white matter hyperintensity volumes: Evidence from the ARIC study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- The relationship between clinical characteristics, sociodemographic factors and sedentary behavior in adults with chronic conditions: a cross-sectional study from the Lolland-Falster Health Study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Article
- Association of park features with total and prolonged sedentary behavior among older adults: An observational study in Macau.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- The relationship of physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns with osteoporosis in older women: a dose-response analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and different types of smartphone apps usage among university students: a 7-day tracking study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior among women with and without premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy: an exploratory study.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Nonlinear Associations of Accelerometer-Based Sedentary Time With Cognitive Functions in the UK Biobank.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purposes of this study were to examine patterns of objectively measured sedentary behavior in a national cohort of US middle-age and older adults and to determine factors that influence prolonged sedentary behavior.
methodsWe studied 8096 participants from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study, a population-based study of black and white adults 45 yr or older. Seven-day accelerometry was conducted. Prolonged sedentary behavior was defined as accumulating 50% or more of total sedentary time in bouts of 30 min or greater.
resultsThe number of sedentary bouts greater than or equal to 20, 30, 60, and 90 min were 8.8 ± 2.3, 5.5 ± 1.9, 1.9 ± 1.1, and 0.8 ± 0.7 bouts per day, respectively. Sedentary bouts greater than or equal to 20, 30, 60, and 90 min accounted for 60.0% ± 13.9%, 48.0% ± 15.5%, 26.0% ± 15.4%, and 14.2% ± 12.9% of total sedentary time, respectively. Several factors were associated with prolonged sedentary behavior in multivariate-adjusted models (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]): older age (65-74 yr: 1.99 [1.55-2.57]; 75 yr or older: 4.68 [3.61-6.07] vs 45-54 yr), male sex (1.41 [1.28-1.56] vs female), residence in nonstroke belt/buckle region of the United States (stroke belt: 0.87 [0.77-0.98]; stroke buckle: 0.86 [0.77-0.95] vs non-belt/buckle), body mass index (BMI) (overweight: 1.33 [1.18-1.51]; obese: 2.15 [1.89-2.44] vs normal weight), winter (1.18 [1.03-1.35] vs summer), and low amounts of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) [0 min·wk: 2.00 [1.66-2.40] vs ≥150 min·wk).
conclusionsIn this sample of US middle-age and older adults, a large proportion of total sedentary time was accumulated in prolonged, uninterrupted bouts of sedentary behavior as almost one-half was accumulated in sedentary bouts greater than or equal to 30 min. Several sociodemographic (age, sex, and BMI), behavioral (MVPA), environmental (region), and seasonal factors are associated with patterns of prolonged sedentary behavior.
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