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Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?

This study investigated the associations between total and domain-specific sedentary time with the risk of overweight in older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering computer-assisted telephone interviews to 1046 Taiwanese older adults (aged ≥65 years) residing in two regions...

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Autores principales: Hsueh, Ming-Chun, Liao, Yung, Chang, Shao-Hsi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473902
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012697
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Liao, Yung
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description This study investigated the associations between total and domain-specific sedentary time with the risk of overweight in older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering computer-assisted telephone interviews to 1046 Taiwanese older adults (aged ≥65 years) residing in two regions in Taiwan in 2015. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to examine the associations between self-reported total and six domain-specific sedentary times and body mass index status (calculating by self-reported height and weight) by using logistic regression analyses. The results showed that compared with older women in the lowest quartile of the total sedentary time, those in the highest quartile were 1.87 (95% CI: 1.10–3.21) times more likely to be overweight, after adjustment for potential confounders. The total sedentary time was stratified into six specific domains, and only watching television more than 2 h per day was positively associated with overweight (OR, 1.55; 95% CI: 1.08–2.25) in older women, whereas no other sedentary time domains were associated with the risk of overweight. No significant associations were observed in older men. Further studies using prospective designs are required to confirm the presently observed effects of total and domain-specific sedentary behavior on the health of older adults.
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spelling pubmed-46269942015-11-12 Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults? Hsueh, Ming-Chun Liao, Yung Chang, Shao-Hsi Int J Environ Res Public Health Communication This study investigated the associations between total and domain-specific sedentary time with the risk of overweight in older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering computer-assisted telephone interviews to 1046 Taiwanese older adults (aged ≥65 years) residing in two regions in Taiwan in 2015. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to examine the associations between self-reported total and six domain-specific sedentary times and body mass index status (calculating by self-reported height and weight) by using logistic regression analyses. The results showed that compared with older women in the lowest quartile of the total sedentary time, those in the highest quartile were 1.87 (95% CI: 1.10–3.21) times more likely to be overweight, after adjustment for potential confounders. The total sedentary time was stratified into six specific domains, and only watching television more than 2 h per day was positively associated with overweight (OR, 1.55; 95% CI: 1.08–2.25) in older women, whereas no other sedentary time domains were associated with the risk of overweight. No significant associations were observed in older men. Further studies using prospective designs are required to confirm the presently observed effects of total and domain-specific sedentary behavior on the health of older adults. MDPI 2015-10-12 2015-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4626994/ /pubmed/26473902 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012697 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title_full Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title_fullStr Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title_full_unstemmed Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title_short Are Total and Domain-Specific Sedentary Time Associated with Overweight in Older Taiwanese Adults?
title_sort are total and domain-specific sedentary time associated with overweight in older taiwanese adults?
topic Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473902
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012697
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