ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2021
Sedentary Behavior in U.S. Adults: Fall 2019.
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- Impact and prevention of sedentary behavior on musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a meta-analysis and LDA topic model.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and health-related quality of life in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Within-Subject Association of Physical Behavior and Affective Well-Being in Everyday Life: A Systematic Literature Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Sitting Duration on Peripheral Blood Pressure Responses to Prolonged Sitting, With and Without Interruption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating Causal and Noncausal Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity in Adults: Randomized Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Impact of a Hearing Intervention on the Levels of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and T.V. Viewing in Older Adults: Results from a Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Trial
- Interrupting sitting with moderate-intensity physical activity breaks improves cognitive processing speed in adults with overweight and obesity: Findings from the SITLess pilot randomized crossover trial.International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology · 2025Trial
- Uninterrupted prolonged sitting and arterial stiffness: moderating effect of prior aerobic exercise in physically active adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Motives and self-regulation are associated with multiple health behaviors in young adults.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- The Meaning of Sedentary Behavior for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex hormones and menopause hormone therapy predict muscle strength across the lifespan.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2026Article
- Association Between Sedentary Behavior and the Development of New-Onset Chronic Pain in Older American Adults: Insights From the Health and Retirement Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2026Article
- Association of wearableZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026Article
- Predictors of sedentary behaviour in adults: the role of social media addiction and physical activity - a cross-sectional study from Turkey.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Predictors of Performing Function Focused Care.International journal of older people nursing · 2026Article
- Individual and combined associations of modifiable metabolic health and lifestyle with low back pain, neck pain, and functional limitation: evidence from a nationally cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Daily steps offset risks of sedentary behavior in the All of Us research program.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour on heart rate variability and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in desk workers with untreated high blood pressure.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Neighborhood walkability and sedentary behaviors among US adults.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- The associations between sedentary behavior and cognition in a population cohort of older adults.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeHigher levels of sedentary behavior are associated with early mortality, but the distribution of sedentary time by classes of behavior and demographic groups is poorly described in U.S. adults. To quantify the amount and sources of sedentary time in U.S. adults, we conducted a nationwide survey using a novel validated self-administered previous-day recall method and compared these values with a commonly used sitting time question.
methodsParticipants from the AmeriSpeak panel 20 to 75 yr of age (N = 2640) completed up to two activities completed over time in 24 h (ACT24) previous-day recalls. Recalls were conducted on randomly selected days in October and November 2019. Survey sample designs were applied to reflect the U.S. population.
resultsMean age was 45.3 yr, 51% were female, 67% non-Hispanic White, and 37% had a body mass index of ≥30 kg·m-2. U.S. adults reported a mean 9.5 h·d-1 of sedentary time (95% confidence interval = 9.4, 9.7 h·d-1), which was 34% more than reported using a common surveillance measure (P < 0.01). Most daily sedentary time was accumulated in the leisure and work life domains, with leisure accounting for 47% (4.3 h·d-1, 95% confidence interval = 4.2, 4.5 h·d-1) of the total sedentary time. Eighty-two percent of leisure time was spent sedentary, mainly watching television/videos or engaged in Internet/computer use.
conclusionsU.S. adults appear to spend more time in sedentary behavior than previously thought, and the majority of this time is accumulated at work and in leisure time. Reducing sedentary screen time during leisure in favor of physically active could be an important intervention target in the effort to increase physical activity in U.S. adults.
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