How sedentary are Canadian adults? It depends on the measure
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Canadian adults spend a large proportion of their day engaged in sedentary behaviour, which in excess, is a risk factor for hypertension, obesity, depression, chronic conditions and premature mortality. Using data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) and the new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and 65 years and older, the purpose of this study is to compare the percentages of Canadians meeting three different sedentary thresholds (less than and equal to 3 hours per day of screen time, less than and equal to 7 per day of self-reported sitting time and less than and equal to 9 hours per day of accelerometer-measured sedentary time).
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Combining questionnaires and device-based measures may support public health efforts to further quantify the dose-response of PA and sedentary behaviors for health outcomes, potentially leading to new device-based guidelines for PA and health and guidance for reducing sedentary time throughout the day.
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- Authors
- Canada, S.
- Affiliations
- Statistics Canada (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Statistics Canada
- Venue
- Government of Canada
- Publisher
- Government of Canada
- Published
- 2022
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 14-27
- OpenAlex
- W4307492650
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 2.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Statistics Canada Dissemination
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior, sitting time, screen time, self-reported sedentary time, accelerometer-measured sedentary time, Canadian adults, 24-hour movement guidelines, physical activity guidelines adherence, Canadian Health Measures Survey
- MeSH terms
- Screen Time, Adult, Canada, Humans, Sedentary Behavior, Self Report, Accelerometry
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