Data on Determinants Are Needed to Curb the Sedentary Epidemic in Europe. Lessons Learnt from the DEDIPAC European Knowledge Hub

Marieke De Craemer, Sebastien Chastin, Wolfgang Ahrens, Claire Bernaards, Johannes Brug, Christoph Buck, Greet Cardon, Laura Capranica, Patricia Dargent-Molina, Sara De Lepeleere, Belinda Hoffmann, Aileen Kennedy, Jeroen Lakerveld, Nanna Lien, Fiona Ling, Anne Loyen, Ciaran MacDonncha, Julie-Anne Nazare, Grainne O’Donoghue, Donal O’Gorman, Camille Perchoux, Iris Pigeot, Chantal Simon, Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin, Hidde Van der Ploeg, Jelle Van Cauwenberg and Jean-Michel Oppert
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Marieke De Craemer: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Sebastien Chastin: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Wolfgang Ahrens: Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Claire Bernaards: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1000 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Johannes Brug: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089b, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Christoph Buck: Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Greet Cardon: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Laura Capranica: University of Rome Foro Italico, 00135 Roma, Italy
Patricia Dargent-Molina: Inserm UMR1153 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Center (CRESS), Early Determinants of Children’s Health and Development Team (ORCHAD), Villejuif 94807, France & Paris Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
Sara De Lepeleere: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Belinda Hoffmann: Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Medicine II, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Aileen Kennedy: Centre for Preventive Medicine, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
Jeroen Lakerveld: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089b, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nanna Lien: Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Fiona Ling: Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
Anne Loyen: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089b, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ciaran MacDonncha: Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
Julie-Anne Nazare: CARMEN, Inserm U1060, Université de Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Grainne O’Donoghue: Centre for Preventive Medicine, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
Donal O’Gorman: Centre for Preventive Medicine, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
Camille Perchoux: Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4366 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Iris Pigeot: Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Chantal Simon: CARMEN, Inserm U1060, Université de Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Annabel S. Mueller-Stierlin: Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Hidde Van der Ploeg: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089b, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jelle Van Cauwenberg: Department of Public Health, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Jean-Michel Oppert: Department of Nutrition, University of Pierre et Marie Curie & Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) & Pitie-Salpetrière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris 75013, France

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-6

Abstract: Societal and technological changes have resulted in sitting being the dominant posture during most activities of daily living, such as learning, working, travelling and leisure time. Too much time spent in seated activities, referred to as sedentary behaviour, is a novel concern for public health as it is one of the key lifestyle causes of poor health. The European DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) Knowledge Hub coordinated the work of 35 institutions across 12 European member states to investigate the determinants of sedentary behaviour. DEDIPAC reviewed current evidence, set a theoretical framework and harmonised the available epidemiological data. The main results are summarised. The conclusion is that there is a dire lack of data that is exploitable across Europe to inform policy and intervention. There is an urgent need to develop international data collection compliant with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable) and standardised surveillance systems for sedentary behaviour.

Keywords: determinants; sedentary behaviour; European cohort; statement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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