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Time Spent in Sedentary Behavior Predicts Body Fat in Older Adults.
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PMID:  22186833     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine the relationship between sedentary behavior (SB), physical activity (PA), and body fat (total, abdominal) or body size (body mass index, BMI; waist circumference, WC) in community dwelling adults 50y and older. This study included 232 ambulatory adults (50-87 y, 37.4±9.6% body fat). Average daily time spent in SB (<100 cts/min), light (100-759 cts/min), lifestyle-moderate (760-1951 cts/min), walking-moderate (1952-5724cts/min), and vigorous-intensity (≥5725 cts/min) PA were determined by accelerometer and corrected for wear time. Body fat (BF) was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. SB was positively related to measures of BF. Measures of SB, PA, and gender accounted for 55.6% of the variance in total BF, 32.4% of the variance in abdominal fat and 28.0% the variance in WC. SB, PA and age accounted for 27.1% of the variance in BMI. Time spent in SB should be considered when designing obesity interventions for adults 50 years and older.
Authors:
Ann M Swartz; Sergey Tarima; Nora E Miller; Teresa L Hart; Elizabeth K Grimm; Aubrianne E Rote; Scott J Strath
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of aging and physical activity     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1543-267X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9415639     Medline TA:  J Aging Phys Act     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Physical Activity and Health Research Laboratory, Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
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