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The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

Salmon, J, Bauman, A, Crawford, D, Timperio, A, Owen, N·2000·International Journal of Obesity
DOI 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801203
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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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  1. Robinson TN, Killen JD . Ethnic and gender differences in the relationships between television viewing and obesity, physical activity, and dietary fat intake J Hlth Educ 1995 26: S91–S98.

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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
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Obesity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2000-05
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
600-606
ISSN
  • 0307-0565 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5497
DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801203
OpenAlex
W2025741233
Cited by
297
References
34
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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 › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › 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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