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The influence of sitting, standing, and stepping bouts on cardiometabolic health markers in older adults

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posted on 2023-10-04, 03:51 authored by Simone JJM Verswijveren, Cormac Powell, Stephanie ChappelStephanie Chappel, Nicola D Ridgers, Brian P Carson, Kieran P Dowd, Ivan J Perry, Patricia M Kearney, Janas M Harrington, Alan E Donnelly
Aside from total time spent in physical activity behaviors, how time is accumulated is important for health. This study examined associations between sitting, standing, and stepping bouts, with cardiometabolic health markers in older adults. Participants from the Mitchelstown Cohort Rescreen Study (N = 221) provided cross-sectional data on activity behaviors (assessed via an activPAL3 Micro) and cardiometabolic health. Bouts of ≥10-, ≥30-, and ≥60-min sitting, standing, and stepping were calculated. Linear regression models were fitted to examine the associations between bouts and cardiometabolic health markers. Sitting (≥10, ≥30, and ≥60 min) and standing (≥10 and ≥30 min) bouts were detrimentally associated with body composition measures, lipid markers, and fasting glucose. The effect for time spent in ≥60-min sitting and ≥30-min standing bouts was larger than shorter bouts. Fragmenting sitting with bouts of stepping may be targeted to benefit cardiometabolic health. Further insights for the role of standing need to be elicited.

History

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start Page

114

End Page

122

Number of Pages

9

eISSN

1543-267X

ISSN

1063-8652

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Author Research Institute

  • Appleton Institute

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Print-Electronic

Journal

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

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