articleAnnals of Internal MedicineSep 11, 2017GREEN OA

Patterns of Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in U.S. Middle-Aged and Older Adults

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Abstract

Background

Excessive sedentary time is ubiquitous in Western societies. Previous studies have relied on self-reporting to evaluate the total volume of sedentary time as a prognostic risk factor for mortality and have not examined whether the manner in which sedentary time is accrued (in short or long bouts) carries prognostic relevance.

Objective

To examine the association between objectively measured sedentary behavior (its total volume and accrual in prolonged, uninterrupted bouts) and all-cause mortality.

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