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Correlates of General and Domain-Specific Sitting Time among Older Adults

Vallance, JK; Eurich, DT; Lynch, BM; Gardiner, PA; Taylor, LM; Jefferis, BJ; Johnson, ST; (2016) Correlates of General and Domain-Specific Sitting Time among Older Adults. American Journal of Health Behavior , 40 (3) pp. 362-370. 10.5993/AJHB.40.3.8. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We examined the correlates of sitting time in a population-based sample of older adults. METHODS: Adults >55 years of age (N = 1296; N = 515 employed; N = 781 unemployed) self-reported measures of demographic and health-related variables, and a measure of sitting time (ie, SIT-Q). RESULTS: Employed total sitting time (min/day) was positively associated with home Internet access (B = 71.2, 95% CI, 8.9 to 133.4, p = .025), body mass index (BMI) (kg/m(2); B = 7.0, 95% CI, 2.1 - 11.9, p = .005), and negatively associated with physical health (B = -2.3; 95% CI, -4.9 to 0.3, p = .013). Unemployed total sitting time was negatively associated with age (B per year = -3.0, 95% CI, -4.9 to -1.1, p = .002), and being male (B = -54.0, 95% CI, -86 .7 to -21.3, p = .001). Unemployed total sitting time was positively associated with Internet access (B = 54.1, 95% CI, 17.7 to 90.4, p = .004) and BMI (B = 4.1, 95% CI, .94 to 7.3, p = .011). CONCLUSIONS: Older adults reported low levels of sitting time. Different correlates emerged for the employed and unemployed samples across sitting domains.

Type: Article
Title: Correlates of General and Domain-Specific Sitting Time among Older Adults
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.40.3.8
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.40.3.8
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Aged, Body Mass Index, Employment, Female, Health Status, Humans, Internet, Male, Middle Aged, Posture, Sedentary Lifestyle, Time Factors
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1505610
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