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Sedentary lifestyle is a primary driver of metabolic syndrome in judicial officers, with 79% of the studied population exhibiting sedentary habits and 21% diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
If you work a desk job, your lack of movement is likely the biggest threat to your metabolic health, regardless of your education or awareness. You must actively incorporate physical activity because sitting for 8+ hours significantly increases your risk of metabolic syndrome, even if you are young and otherwise healthy.
This specific syndrome has multitude of factors affecting its development. The most important one is the sedentary life style... We went in detail about their physical activity and found that only 25% of judicial officers were having non sedentary life style... Metabolic syndrome was found in 21% (n=17) participants
Why this rating
Cross-sectional observational study with a small sample size (n=81) and specific occupational bias, limiting generalizability.
Source
The frequency of metabolic syndrome in judicial officers.
Shahid Abbas et al. · The Professional Medical Journal · 2019
DOI 10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.09.3198
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