Research
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Participants who sat for 8 or more hours per day experienced a 17% to 50% higher associated risk of the composite outcome across physical activity levels.
Encouraging reduced sitting time is crucial, even for those who are physically active.
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Compared with those who reported sitting time less than 4 hours per day and high physical activity level, participants who sat for 8 or more hours per day experienced a 17% to 50% higher associated risk of the composite outcome across physical activity levels.
Why this rating
Based on the large cohort study design.
Source
Association of Sitting Time With Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in High-Income, Middle-Income, and Low-Income Countries
Sidong Li et al. · JAMA Cardiology · 2022
cohort · n=105677Cited 128×
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