Associations of sitting accumulation patterns with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers in australian adults
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Bellettiere, John, Winkler, Elizabeth A.H., Chastin, Sebastien F.M., Kerr, Jacqueline, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David and Healy, Genevieve N.. (2017). Associations of sitting accumulation patterns with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers in australian adults. PLoS ONE. 12(6), pp. 1 - 17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180119
Authors | Bellettiere, John, Winkler, Elizabeth A.H., Chastin, Sebastien F.M., Kerr, Jacqueline, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David and Healy, Genevieve N. |
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Abstract | Background High amounts of time spent sitting can increase cardiovascular disease risk and are deleteriously associated cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers. Though evidence suggests that accruing sitting time in prolonged periods may convey additional risk, verification using high-quality measures is needed. We examined this issue in adults from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, using accurate measures of sitting accumulation. Methods In 2011/12, 739 adults aged 36 to 89 years (mean±SD 58±10 years) wore activPAL3™ monitors (which provide accurate objective measures of sitting); 678 provided ≥4 valid days of monitor data and complete cardio-metabolic biomarker and confounder data. Multivariable linear regression models examined associations of sitting time, sitting time accrued in ≥30 minute bouts (prolonged sitting time), and three measures of sitting accumulation patterns with cardio-metabolic risk markers: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood pressure, high- and low- density lipoprotein (HDL and LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-hour post-load glucose (PLG). Interactions tests examined whether associations of sitting time with biomarkers varied by usual sitting bout duration. Results Adjusted for potential confounders, greater amounts of sitting time and prolonged sitting time were significantly (p < 0.05) deleteriously associated with BMI, waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. Total sitting time was also significantly associated with higher PLG. Sitting accumulation patterns of frequently interrupted sitting (compared to patterns with relatively more prolonged sitting) were significantly beneficially associated with BMI, waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, PLG, and with FPG. Effect sizes were typically larger for accumulation patterns than for sitting time. Significant interactions (p < 0.05) showed that associations of sitting time with HDL, triglycerides and PLG became more deleterious the longer at a time sitting was usually accumulated. Conclusions Adding to previous evidence reliant on low-quality measures, our study showed that accumulating sitting in patterns where sitting was most frequently interrupted had significant beneficial associations with several cardio-metabolic biomarkers and that sitting for prolonged periods at a time may exacerbate some of the effects of sitting time. The findings support sedentary behavior guidelines that promote reducing and regularly interrupting sitting. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Journal citation | 12 (6), pp. 1 - 17 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180119 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85021670271 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 17 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | |
Place of publication | United States |
Editors | J. Heber |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88yy2/associations-of-sitting-accumulation-patterns-with-cardio-metabolic-risk-biomarkers-in-australian-adults
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