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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,418 Views
11 Pages

Associations between Sedentary Time and Sedentary Patterns and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Chinese Children and Adolescents

  • Ming Li,
  • Xiaojian Yin,
  • Yuqiang Li,
  • Yi Sun,
  • Ting Zhang,
  • Feng Zhang,
  • Yuan Liu,
  • Yaru Guo and
  • Pengwei Sun

29 July 2022

The increase in sedentary behavior in children and adolescents has become a worldwide public health problem. This study aimed to explore the associations between sedentary time (ST) and sedentary patterns (SP) and the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,000 Views
19 Pages

Recent Trends in Sedentary Time: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Hui Fang,
  • Yuan Jing,
  • Jie Chen,
  • Yanqi Wu and
  • Yuehua Wan

This paper systematically reviews and synthesizes the relevant literature on sedentary time research. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to evaluate the publications from 2010 to 2020 in the Web of Science (WoS) core collection database. Derwent D...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,926 Views
11 Pages

This study sought to examine how the physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschoolers attending center-based childcare varied across the week. Sex differences were also explored. Participants (n = 101) wore Actical™ accelerometers (15 s ep...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,810 Views
9 Pages

This study investigated the associations between total and domain-specific sedentary time with the risk of overweight in older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering computer-assisted telephone interviews to 1046 Taiwanese old...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,095 Views
14 Pages

The ageing process results in reduced neuromuscular function. This alongside prolonged sedentary behaviour is associated with decreased muscle strength, force control and ability to maintain balance. Breaking up sedentary time with regular bouts of p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,777 Views
11 Pages

Examining Factors of Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time in a Sample of Rural Canadian Children

  • Brenton L. G. Button,
  • Gina Martin,
  • Andrew F. Clark,
  • Megan Graat and
  • Jason A. Gilliland

17 November 2020

The aim of this study was to examine potential child-level and day-level factors of accelerometer-measured sedentary time in a sample of rural Canadian children. Children (n = 86) from rural Northwestern Ontario participated in this study. Children&r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,989 Views
13 Pages

Physical and Recreational Activities, Sedentary Screen Time, Time Spent with Parents and Drug Use in Adolescents

  • Emanuel Adrian Sârbu,
  • Marius Marici,
  • Simona Bostan and
  • Liviu Gavrila-Ardelean

In a context in which sedentary screen time is on the rise and adolescents are less eager to engage in free-time activities, physical and recreational activities, although too often ignored, have proven to be an antidote for a large array of psycholo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,117 Views
12 Pages

Associations of Sedentary Behavior and Screen Time with Human Gut Microbiome Composition and Diversity

  • Maximilian T. Antush,
  • Onesmo B. Balemba,
  • Sarah A. Hendricks,
  • Morgan Flynn,
  • Rayme Geidl and
  • Chantal A. Vella

9 March 2024

Human gut microbiome richness, diversity, and composition are associated with physical activity and impaired glycemic control; however, the associations with sedentary behavior and screen time are not as well-established. This study evaluated associa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,487 Views
9 Pages

Changes in Sitting Time and Sitting Fragmentation after a Workplace Sedentary Behaviour Intervention

  • Jasmin Hutchinson,
  • Samuel Headley,
  • Tracey Matthews,
  • Greg Spicer,
  • Kristen Dempsey,
  • Sarah Wooley and
  • Xanne Janssen

Prolonged sedentary behaviour (SB) has shown to be detrimental to health. Nevertheless, population levels of SB are high and interventions to decrease SB are needed. This study aimed to explore the effect of a personalized intervention aimed at reduc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,723 Views
10 Pages

Association between Sedentary Time and Falls among Middle-Aged Women in Japan

  • Etsuko Ozaki,
  • Daisuke Matsui,
  • Nagato Kuriyama,
  • Satomi Tomida,
  • Yukiko Nukaya and
  • Teruhide Koyama

23 November 2022

There are many reports on the risk of falls in older adults but none regarding the risk among middle-aged people. We aimed to determine fall risk factors among middle-aged women. The participants comprised 1421 women aged 40 to 64 years; anthropometr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,351 Views
12 Pages

13 January 2023

(1) Background: Sedentary behavior is increasing in all age groups and is one of the most common lifestyles that is a risk factor for overweight and obesity; however, few studies have evaluated the impact of leisure-time sedentary behavior on overwei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
836 Views
10 Pages

10 December 2025

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association between sleep duration, screen-based sedentary time, and overweight/obesity prevalence among Chinese adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 6174 adolescents i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,619 Views
9 Pages

Objective: To investigate the independent and combined associations between physical activity and sedentary time with sleep quality among Chinese college students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Chinese college students (N = 234...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,623 Views
11 Pages

Relationship between Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children

  • Manuel Ávila-García,
  • María Esojo-Rivas,
  • Emilio Villa-González,
  • Pablo Tercedor and
  • Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado

Higher sedentary time and lower physical activity (PA) are associated with a poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. The aims of this study were: (1) to analyze the sedentary time, objectively measured PA levels (light, moderate, vig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,588 Views
12 Pages

Objectively-Measured Sedentary Time and Self-Reported Prescription Medication Use Among Adults: A Pilot Study

  • Ciarra A. Boyne,
  • Tammie M. Johnson,
  • Lindsay P. Toth,
  • Michael R. Richardson and
  • James R. Churilla

10 December 2024

While previous research has linked physical activity (PA) with lower prescription medication consumption, limited evidence has investigated sedentary time (ST) as a major contributor to medication use, despite ST’s known association with chroni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
110 Citations
28,661 Views
13 Pages

Using Sit-Stand Workstations to Decrease Sedentary Time in Office Workers: A Randomized Crossover Trial

  • Nirjhar Dutta,
  • Gabriel A. Koepp,
  • Steven D. Stovitz,
  • James A. Levine and
  • Mark A. Pereira

Objective: This study was conducted to determine whether installation of sit-stand desks (SSDs) could lead to decreased sitting time during the workday among sedentary office workers. Methods: A randomized cross-over trial was conducted from January...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
10,972 Views
14 Pages

Objective Indicators of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Associations with Subjective Well-Being in Adults Aged 70 and Over

  • Janet Withall,
  • Afroditi Stathi,
  • Mark Davis,
  • Jo Coulson,
  • Janice L. Thompson and
  • Kenneth R. Fox

This study explored the associations of the volume and intensity of physical activity and the volume of sedentary time with subjective well-being in a diverse group of 228 older adults in the UK (111 female, mean age 78.2 years (SD 5.8)). Physical ac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,740 Views
13 Pages

Does the Association of Sedentary Time or Fruit/Vegetable Intake with Central Obesity Depend on Menopausal Status among Women?

  • Jing Su,
  • Qingting Li,
  • Ping Mao,
  • Hua Peng,
  • Huiwu Han,
  • James Wiley,
  • Jia Guo and
  • Jyu-Lin Chen

(1) Background: The prevalence of central obesity is growing rapidly among women, and the prevalence differs by menopausal status. Longer sedentary time and less fruit/vegetable (F/V) intake increased the risk of central obesity. Among women of diffe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,058 Views
12 Pages

This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional associations of objectively-measured sedentary time and patterns with cognitive function in Japanese older adults. A total of 1681 non-demented community-dwelling older adults (aged 73 ± 6, 6...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,766 Views
16 Pages

Replacing Sedentary Time with Physical Activity and Sleep: A 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Perspective on Appetite Control

  • Sundus Malaikah,
  • Arwa Alruwaili,
  • James P. Sanders,
  • Alice E. Thackray,
  • David J. Stensel,
  • David Thivel,
  • Joseph Henson,
  • Alex V. Rowlands,
  • Scott A. Willis and
  • James A. King

7 October 2025

Background: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep are interdependent components of the 24 h movement profile that may influence appetite control. While acute exercise can alter appetite perceptions and food reward, less is known about how...

  • Review
  • Open Access
363 Citations
41,670 Views
20 Pages

What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

  • Casey Gray,
  • Rebecca Gibbons,
  • Richard Larouche,
  • Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter,
  • Adam Bienenstock,
  • Mariana Brussoni,
  • Guylaine Chabot,
  • Susan Herrington,
  • Ian Janssen and
  • Mark S. Tremblay
  • + 4 authors

The objective of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between outdoor time and: (1) physical activity, (2) cardiorespiratory fitness, (3) musculoskeletal fitness, (4) sedentary behaviour; or (5) motor skill development in children a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
15,910 Views
16 Pages

Daily Physical Activity and Screen Time, but Not Other Sedentary Activities, Are Associated with Measures of Obesity during Childhood

  • Shoo Thien Lee,
  • Jyh Eiin Wong,
  • Safii Nik Shanita,
  • Mohd Noor Ismail,
  • Paul Deurenberg and
  • Bee Koon Poh

Childhood obesity is related to low physical activity level and a sedentary lifestyle. The aim of this study was to assess the physical activity level and sedentary behaviour of Malaysian children aged 7 to 12 years and to examine their association w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,233 Views
10 Pages

Youth Leisure-Time Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (YLSBQ): Reliability and Validity in Colombian University Students

  • Miguel Alejandro Atencio-Osorio,
  • Hugo Alejandro Carrillo-Arango,
  • María Correa-Rodríguez,
  • Diego Rivera,
  • José Castro-Piñero and
  • Robinson Ramírez-Vélez

Sedentary behavior (SB) is influenced by variations in social, cultural and economic contexts. This study assesses the test–retest reliability and validity of the Youth Leisure-time Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (YLSBQ), a self-report tool that ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,942 Views
11 Pages

Short Video Viewing, and Not Sedentary Time, Is Associated with Overweightness/Obesity among Chinese Women

  • Ke Chen,
  • Qiang He,
  • Yang Pan,
  • Shuzo Kumagai,
  • Si Chen and
  • Xianliang Zhang

21 March 2022

Previous studies have found that the relationship between sedentary time (ST) and overweightness/obesity is unclear. The association between sedentary behavior and overweightness/obesity may depend on the type of sedentary behavior engaged in. Nowada...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,093 Views
12 Pages

Normative Data of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Community—Dwelling Older Japanese

  • Harukaze Yatsugi,
  • Tao Chen,
  • Si Chen,
  • Kenji Narazaki,
  • Sho Nagayoshi,
  • Shuzo Kumagai and
  • Hiro Kishimoto

Background: The amounts of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), light-intensity physical activity (LPA), and sedentary time (ST) by sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) in older Japanese adults have not been known. We conducted thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,007 Views
10 Pages

A physically active lifestyle incurs health benefits and physically active individuals show reduced reactivity to psychosocial stressors. However, the findings are inconclusive and are based on self-reported physical activity and sedentary time. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,865 Views
16 Pages

Mediterranean Diet, Screen-Time-Based Sedentary Behavior and Their Interaction Effect on Adiposity in European Adolescents: The HELENA Study

  • Miguel Seral-Cortes,
  • Sergio Sabroso-Lasa,
  • Alexandro Bailo-Aysa,
  • Marcela Gonzalez-Gross,
  • Dénes Molnár,
  • Laura Censi,
  • Cristina Molina-Hidalgo,
  • Frederic Gottrand,
  • Stefaan De Henauw and
  • on behalf of the HELENA Study Group
  • + 9 authors

30 January 2021

Childhood obesity is a worldwide epidemic. Mediterranean diet (MD) is inversely associated with childhood obesity, but the interaction with other environmental factors, such screen time, might influence the health benefits of a high MD adherence in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,813 Views
11 Pages

30 August 2024

There is still insufficient knowledge about the potential benefits of physical activity and fitness or the adverse impact of sedentary behaviours on body composition at preschool age. Therefore, we aimed to study the relationships of moderate-to-vigo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,706 Views
7 Pages

Schools are salient locations for children with disabilities to accrue physical activity (PA) and to diminish sedentary time (ST). We examined seasonal variation in accelerometer-assessed PA and ST among children with disabilities during the school d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,795 Views
11 Pages

Background/Objectives: The impact of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) during preschool years on the physical fitness (PF) levels of school-aged children remains unaddressed. This study aimed to investigate the associations of objectivel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,900 Views
13 Pages

Accelerometer-Based Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Serum Metabolome in Young Men

  • Jani P. Vaara,
  • Heikki Kyröläinen,
  • Tommi Vasankari,
  • Heikki Kainulainen,
  • Jani Raitanen and
  • Urho M Kujala

Physical activity (PA) has been shown to associate with many health benefits but studies with metabolome-wide associations with PA are still lacking. Metabolome studies may deepen the mechanistic understanding of PA on the metabolic pathways related...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,628 Views
13 Pages

Sedentary Time, Physical Activity Levels and Physical Fitness in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

  • Po-Jen Hsu,
  • Hung-Shih Chou,
  • Yi-Hsiang Pan,
  • Yan-Ying Ju,
  • Chia-Liang Tsai and
  • Chien-Yu Pan

Purpose: This cross-sectional study assessed the associations of gender, age, level of intellectual disabilities (IDs) and of daily sedentary and physical activity (PA) time with physical fitness in adults with ID. Materials and methods: Sixty adults...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,489 Views
12 Pages

1 April 2022

In studies that have reported device-based measures of sedentary time (ST) in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we explored if the monitor type and monitor wear time moderated the estimate of this measure. Five electronic data...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,190 Views
22 Pages

Introduction: Limited self-report data suggest that South Asian (SA) women fail to meet physical activity (PA) recommendations. Recent research using objective measures reveals SA women living in the UK have higher PA levels than previously reported,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,679 Views
11 Pages

15 October 2021

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the second leading cause of death among Korean women, and its incidence is dramatically elevated in middle-aged women. This study aimed to identify the predictors of sleep quality, a CVD risk factor, in middle-aged wom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,439 Views
13 Pages

Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children

  • Evi Van Ekris,
  • Emma Solomon-Moore,
  • Mai J. M. Chinapaw,
  • Russell Jago and
  • Teatske M. Altenburg

The primary aim was to examine child- and parent-related correlates of accelerometer-assessed overall total and prolonged (i.e., accumulated in bouts of ≥10 consecutive minutes) sedentary time (SED) in 5- to 6-year-old children. Second, child- and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,767 Views
17 Pages

South Asian men living in the UK have higher rates of central obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) compared with their white British counterparts. Physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) are important risk factors for the development of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,795 Views
16 Pages

The purpose of this study was to summarize the associations of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) with metabolic health and examine the effects of time reallocation on metabolic health in adolescents using accelerometer data. A literatur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,872 Views
14 Pages

Impact of the Childcare Physical Activity (PLAY) Policy on Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: A Pilot Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Monika Szpunar,
  • Molly Driediger,
  • Andrew M. Johnson,
  • Leigh M. Vanderloo,
  • Shauna M. Burke,
  • Jennifer D. Irwin,
  • Jacob Shelley,
  • Brian W. Timmons and
  • Patricia Tucker

Background: The importance of daily physical activity is crucial for healthy development during the early years. Currently, a formal written physical activity policy is lacking in Canadian childcare centers, but holds promise for offering consistent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,159 Views
13 Pages

Joint Association between Sedentary Time and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Obesity Risk in Adults from Latin America

  • Eduardo Rossato de Victo,
  • Mauro Fisberg,
  • Dirceu Solé,
  • Irina Kovalskys,
  • Georgina Gómez,
  • Attilio Rigotti,
  • Lilia Yadira Cortes,
  • Martha Cecilia Yépez-Garcia,
  • Rossina Pareja and
  • Gerson Ferrari
  • + 5 authors

Recent studies have shown various relationships between physical activity and the incidence of obesity, but this study critically explored the association of sedentary time (ST) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with obesity risk in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,000 Views
13 Pages

This study assessed whether perceptual and researcher-rated measures of neighborhood-built environments (BEs) predict device-based multiple activity-related outcomes, specifically: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,435 Views
12 Pages

Relationship between Physical Performance and Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Body Composition

  • Irene Rodríguez-Gómez,
  • Asier Mañas,
  • José Losa-Reyna,
  • Luis M. Alegre,
  • Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas,
  • Francisco J. García-García and
  • Ignacio Ara

The objectives were to clarify whether the relationship between physical performance and frailty was independently and jointly mediated by movement behaviors and body composition. We analyzed 871 older adults (476 women) from The Toledo Study for Hea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,644 Views
17 Pages

Associations of Sedentary Time with Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

  • Abdullah Bandar Alansare,
  • Lauren C. Bates,
  • Lee Stoner,
  • Christopher E. Kline,
  • Elizabeth Nagle,
  • J. Richard Jennings,
  • Erik D. Hanson,
  • Mark A. Faghy and
  • Bethany Barone Gibbs

Purpose: To evaluate if sedentary time (ST) is associated with heart rate (HR) and variability (HRV) in adults. Methods: We systematically searched PubMed and Google Scholar through June 2020. Inclusion criteria were observational design, humans, adu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,951 Views
14 Pages

Whereas in adults, physical inactivity is strongly related to obesity and hypertension, in young children the evidence is inconsistent and scarce. We examined the association between physical activity (PA) behaviours at 5–6 years of age and adi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,311 Views
10 Pages

Test–Retest Reliability, Agreement and Criterion Validity of Three Questionnaires for the Assessment of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

  • Marcus Bargholtz,
  • Madeleine Brosved,
  • Katarina Heimburg,
  • Marie Hellmark,
  • Margret Leosdottir,
  • Maria Hagströmer and
  • Maria Bäck

Regular physical activity (PA) and limited sedentary time (SED) are highly recommended in international guidelines for patients after a myocardial infarction (MI). Data on PA and SED are often self-reported in clinical practice and, hence, reliable a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,753 Views
10 Pages

12 October 2022

This study aimed to identify the association between sedentary behavior and anxiety disorders in 53,510 Korean adolescents. It analyzed data from the 16th (2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS). The dependent variable was the gener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,187 Views
21 Pages

Aerobic Training-Induced Changes in Sedentary Time, Non-Exercise Physical Activity, and Sleep Among Breast Cancer Survivors and Postmenopausal Women Without Cancer

  • Francesco Sartor,
  • Leandro Ditali,
  • Giacomo Sirtori,
  • Teresa Morano,
  • Federica Lancia,
  • Alessandra Di Marco,
  • Pascal Izzicupo,
  • Angela Di Baldassarre,
  • Sabina Gallina and
  • Andrea Di Blasio
  • + 6 authors

29 September 2025

Background/Objectives: The 24 h activity cycle highlights the need to consider sedentary behavior (SED), non-exercise physical activity (NEPA), and sleep when introducing aerobic exercise. This study assessed changes in these components among breast...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,153 Views
19 Pages

The Feasibility of a Novel School Peer-Led Mentoring Model to Improve the Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Time of Adolescent Girls: The Girls Peer Activity (G-PACT) Project

  • Michael B. Owen,
  • Charlotte Kerner,
  • Sarah L. Taylor,
  • Robert J. Noonan,
  • Lisa Newson,
  • Maria-Christina Kosteli,
  • Whitney B. Curry and
  • Stuart J. Fairclough

Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous physical and psychological health benefits. Adolescents, specifically girls, are at risk of physical inactivity. To date, there is limited research on PA interventions involving peers, which...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,382 Views
12 Pages

Associations of Neighborhood Walkability with Sedentary Time in Nigerian Older Adults

  • Adewale L. Oyeyemi,
  • Sanda M. Kolo,
  • Adamu A. Rufai,
  • Adetoyeje Y. Oyeyemi,
  • Babatunji A. Omotara and
  • James F. Sallis

Previous studies have investigated the potential role of neighborhood walkability in reducing sedentary behavior. However, the majority of this research has been conducted in adults and Western developed countries. The purpose of the present study wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,597 Views
10 Pages

High Levels of Sedentary Time in Patients with COVID-19 after Hospitalisation

  • Bram M. A. van Bakel,
  • Frederik M. A. van den Heuvel,
  • Jacqueline L. Vos,
  • Hajar Rotbi,
  • Esmée A. Bakker,
  • Robin Nijveldt,
  • Dick H. J. Thijssen and
  • Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels

19 February 2022

Many patients with COVID-19 experience severe and even fatal disease. Survivors may have long-term health consequences, but data on physical activity and sedentary behaviour are scarce. Therefore, we objectively assessed physical activity (PA) patter...

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