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Too Much Sitting: The Population Health Science of Sedentary Behavior

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Owen, Neville, Healy, Geneviève N., Matthews, Charles E., Dunstan, David W.·2010·Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

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In Brief Even when adults meet physical activity guidelines, sitting for prolonged periods can compromise metabolic health. Television (TV) time and objective measurement studies show deleterious associations, and breaking up sedentary time is beneficial. Sitting time, TV time, and time sitting in automobiles increase premature mortality risk. Further evidence from prospective studies, intervention trials, and population-based behavioral studies is required. Prolonged, unbroken sitting time is related adversely to cardio-metabolic health, and to premature all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

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  • Increased sedentary time is distinct from too little activity, and is itself associated with an independent increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

    “It is now clear that increased sedentary time is distinct from too little activity, and is itself associated with an independent increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.19”
  • Sedentary time can account for 60% of waking hours (6-10 h/day) and behaviours such as TV viewing are associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality independent of smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diet.

    “Sedentary time can account for 60% of waking hours (6–10 h/day) and behaviours such as TV viewing are associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality independent of smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diet.19,20”

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Authors
Owen, N., Healy, G. N., Matthews, C. E., & Dunstan, D. W.
Affiliations
  • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
  • National Cancer Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Owen, Neville
Venue
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Published
2010-07
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
105-113
ISSN
0091-6331 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2136285007
Cited by
2,202
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 90 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 114 · 2023: 104 · 2022: 129 · 2021: 145 · 2020: 162 · 2019: 169 · 2018: 167 · 2017: 182 · 2016: 158 · 2015: 186 · 2014: 167 · 2013: 150 · 2012: 114
FWCI
74.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (Z99 CA999999)
  • National Cancer Institute (Y99 CA999999)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
Keywords
sedentary behavior, sitting time, television viewing, sitting breaks, cardiometabolic health, premature mortality, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, physical activity guidelines
MeSH terms
Adult, Blood Glucose, Body Weight, Female, Health, Humans, Insulin, Male, Mortality, Motor Activity, Obesity, Risk Factors, Television, Sedentary Behavior

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