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Sedentary behavior and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review

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Rezende, Leandro Fornias Machado de, Rey-López, Juan Pablo, Matsudo, Victor Keihan Rodrigues, Luiz, Olinda do Carmo·2014·BMC Public Health
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-333PMC PMC4021060
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BACKGROUND: In the last decade, sedentary behavior has emerged as a new risk factor for health. The elderly spend most of their awake time in sedentary activities. Despite this high exposure, the impact of this sedentary behavior on the health of this population has not yet been reviewed. We systematically reviewed evidence for associations between sedentary behavior and multiple health outcomes in adults over 60 years of age. METHODS: We searched the Medline, Embase, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, CINAHL, LILLACS, and Sedentary Research Database for observational studies published up to May 2013. Additionally, we contacted members of the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network to identify articles that were potentially eligible. After inclusion, the methodological quality of the evidence was assessed in each study. RESULTS: We included 24 eligible articles in our systematic review, of which only 2 (8%) provided high-quality evidence. Greater sedentary time was related to an increased risk of all-cause mortality in the older adults. Some studies with a moderate quality of evidence indicated a relationship between sedentary behavior and metabolic syndrome, waist circumference, and overweightness/obesity. The findings for other outcomes such as mental health, renal cancer cells, and falls remain insufficient to draw conclusions. CONCLUSION: This systematic review supports the relationship between sedentary behavior and mortality in older adults. Additional studies with high methodological quality are still needed to develop informed guidelines for addressing sedentary behavior in older adults.

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Authors
Rezende, L. F. M. D., Rey-López, J. P., Matsudo, V. K. R., & Luiz, O. D. C.
Affiliations
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (BR)
Corresponding author
Rezende, Leandro Fornias Machado de
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Venue
BMC Public Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-04-09
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
333-333
ISSN
1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-14-333
PMC
PMC4021060
OpenAlex
W2062994914
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FWCI
5.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • BMC Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (publishedVersion)
Funders
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
Keywords
sedentary behavior, older adults, all-cause mortality, metabolic syndrome, obesity, waist circumference, mental health, falls, kidney cancer, health outcomes
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Mortality, Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, Overweight, Sedentary Behavior

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