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Mean sedentary bout times were significantly associated with higher percent body-fat in women (b=1.09, 95% CI 0.16 to 2.03, p=0.02), but not men.
Practitioners should consider the duration of sedentary bouts when addressing body-fat in women.
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After adjusting for age, moderate-to-vigorous intensity activity time, and total sedentary time, mean sedentary bout times were significantly associated with higher percent body-fat in women (b=1.09, 95% CI 0.16 to 2.03, p=0.02), but not men.
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Source
Prolonged Bouts Of Sedentary Time Are Associated With Percent Body-fat, Independent Of Total Sedentary Time
Geneviève N. Healy et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2007
cross-sectional · n=197Cited 6×
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