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Men and higher-educated individuals are more likely to be highly sedentary (sitting >10 hours/day), whereas women and lower-educated individuals are more likely to be physically inactive (not meeting MVPA recommendations).

If you are a man or have higher education, monitor your total sitting time, as you are statistically more likely to sit for over 10 hours a day. If you are a woman or have lower education, focus on increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), as you are more likely to fall short of activity recommendations. Tailor your interventions to these specific behavioral gaps.

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Men and higher-educated people were more likely to be highly sedentary, while women and lower-educated people were more likely to be inactive.
Anne Loyen et al. · Sports Medicine · 2016

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Large pooled sample with multivariable logistic regression adjusting for confounders, providing robust odds ratios for demographic associations.

Source

Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Surveillance Through Accelerometer Pooling in Four European Countries

Anne Loyen et al. · Sports Medicine · 2016

cross_sectional · n=9509Cited 194×
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