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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This study examines the association between prolonged sedentary time and breaks in sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk in 10–14-year-old children. This cross-sectional design study analysed accelerometry-determined sedentary behaviour and physical activity collected over 7 days from 111 (66 girls) UK schoolchildren. Objective outcome measures included waist circumference, fasting lipids, fasting glucose, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Logistic regression was used for the main data analysis. After adjustment for confounders, the odds of having hypertriglyceridaemia (P = 0.03) and an increased clustered cardiometabolic risk score (P = 0.05) were significantly higher in children who engaged in more prolonged sedentary bouts per day. The number of breaks in sedentary time per day was not associated with any cardiometabolic risk factor, but longer mean duration of daily breaks in sedentary time were associated with a lower odds of having abdominal adiposity (P = 0.04) and elevated diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.01). These associations may be mediated by engagement in light activity. This study provides evidence that avoiding periods of prolonged uninterrupted sedentary time may be important for reducing cardiometabolic disease risk in children.
Author(s): Bailey DP, Charman SJ, Ploetz T, Savory LA, Kerr CJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Sports Sciences
Year: 2017
Volume: 35
Issue: 22
Pages: 2164-2171
Online publication date: 28/11/2016
Acceptance date: 07/11/2016
ISSN (print): 0264-0414
ISSN (electronic): 1466-447X
Publisher: Routledge
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260150
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1260150
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