The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity
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Objectives To investigate the effect of physical activity on the association between television viewing and overweight (body mass index (BMI) > or =25 kg/m2).Design Cross-sectional study administered by interview to adults randomly selected from the electronic white pages.Subjects 3392 adults (64% response rate) from a representative population sample in the State of New South Wales, Australia.Measurements Self-reported height and weight, two-week leisure-time physical activity recall, one-week average television viewing recall.Results BMI and physical activity patterns were both associated with hours of television watched. Compared to those participants who reported watching less than one hour of television per day, those watching 1 to 2.5 hours were 93% more likely to be overweight (BMI>/=25 kg/m2), those watching 2.5 to 4 hours were 183% more likely to be overweight, those watching more than 4 hours per day were four times more likely to be overweight. Physical activity was not directly associated with being overweight, but an interaction between activity and television watching was present. Respondents in the low, moderate and high physical activity categories who reported watching more than 4 hours of television per day were twice as likely to be overweight compared to those who watched less than one hour of television per day, irrespective of physical activity participation.Conclusions With approximately half the Australian adult population overweight or obese, these findings indicate that public health strategies to reduce overweight and prevent weight gain may need to focus on reducing sedentary behaviours such as television viewing in addition to increasing physical activity.
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Fifty-six percent of older adults report watching over 2 h of TV per day.
“Fifty six percent of the older population report watching over 2 h of TV per day, 54.2% report over 3 h and 15.1% report over 4 h.”
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54.2% of older adults report watching over 3 h of TV per day.
“Fifty six percent of the older population report watching over 2 h of TV per day, 54.2% report over 3 h and 15.1% report over 4 h.”
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15.1% of older adults report watching over 4 h of TV per day.
“Fifty six percent of the older population report watching over 2 h of TV per day, 54.2% report over 3 h and 15.1% report over 4 h.”
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TV viewing is correlated with negative health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease, mortality and being overweight or obese.
“TV viewing has also been well correlated with negative health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease, mortality and being overweight or obese [16,19,22,30].”
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- Authors
- Salmon, J., Bauman, A., Crawford, D., Timperio, A., & Owen, N.
- Affiliations
- Deakin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Bauman, A
- Venue
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2000-05
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 600-606
- ISSN
- 0307-0565 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-5497
- OpenAlex
- W2025741233
- Cited by
- 297
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- television viewing, overweight, body mass index, leisure-time physical activity, sedentary behavior, obesity prevention, Australian adults
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Australia, Body Height, Body Weight, Female, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Television, Exercise, Body Mass Index
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