ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2017
Is sedentary behaviour just physical inactivity by another name?
Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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141 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association Between Esports Participation and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies Exploring the Link Between Physical Inactivity and Indicators of Childhood Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Western Countries.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- Association Between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Prospective Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Western Countries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Acute effects of exercise snacks on postprandial glucose and insulin metabolism in adults with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and childhood asthma: a European collaborative analysis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Pooled it
- Influencing factors of sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour following bariatric surgery.Physiotherapy · 2022Pooled it
- mHealth Interventions to Reduce Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- The Association of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with (Instrumental) Activities of Daily Living in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Pooled it
- Sedentary behaviour levels in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.HRB open research · 2021Pooled it
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- The effectiveness of sedentary behaviour interventions on sitting time and screen time in children and adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- The effectiveness and complexity of interventions targeting sedentary behaviour across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- The Association between Energy Balance-Related Behavior and Burn-Out in Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interventions using self-monitoring to reduce sedentary behavior in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to promote physical activity.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Associations between activity patterns and cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- The impact of breaking up prolonged sitting with physical activity during simulated dayshifts and nightshifts on sleep architecture: a randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Neural Determinants of Sedentary Lifestyle in Older Adults: A Brain Network Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Trial
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Abstract
The relationship between sedentary behaviour and physical activity and their role in the development of health conditions is an ongoing topic of research. This debate paper presents arguments in favour and against the statement: "Is sedentary behaviour just physical inactivity by another name?" The paper finishes with recommendations for future research in the field of sedentary behaviour, physical activity and public health.
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