Factors Associated with Higher Sitting Time in General, Chronic Disease, and Psychologically-Distressed, Adult Populations: Findings from the 45 & Up Study

Ronald C Plotnikoff, Sarah A Costigan, Camille Short, Anne Grunseit, Erica James, Natalie Johnson, Adrian Bauman, Catherine D’Este, Hidde P van der Ploeg and Ryan E Rhodes

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: This study examined factors associated with higher sitting time in general, chronic disease, and psychologically-distressed, adult populations (aged ≥45 years). A series of logistic regression models examined potential socio-demographic and health factors associated with higher sitting (≥6hrs/day) in adults from the 45 and Up Study (n = 227,187), including four separate subsamples for analysis comprising those who had ever had heart disease (n = 26,599), cancer (n = 36,381), diabetes (n = 19,550) or psychological distress (n = 48,334). Odds of higher sitting were significantly (p

Date: 2015
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