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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2/2008

01-04-2008 | Rapid Communications

Is Television Viewing Time a Marker of a Broader Pattern of Sedentary Behavior?

Authors: Takemi Sugiyama, Ph.D., Genevieve N. Healy, M.P.H., David W. Dunstan, Ph.D., Jo Salmon, Ph.D., Neville Owen, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2008

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Abstract

Background

Television (TV) viewing time is associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of type 2 diabetes; associations are stronger and more consistent in women. One explanation of this difference may be that TV viewing is a marker of an overall pattern of sedentary behavior in women.

Purpose

We sought to examine associations of TV viewing time with other sedentary behaviors and with leisure-time physical activity in a large sample of Australian adults.

Methods

Adults aged between 20 and 65 years (n = 2,046) completed a self-administered questionnaire on TV viewing, five other leisure-time sedentary behaviors, and leisure-time physical activity. Mean adjusted time spent in other sedentary behaviors and in physical activity was compared across TV-time categories previously shown to be associated with abnormal glucose metabolism.

Results

After adjustment for body mass index and socio-demographic variables, women’s time spent watching TV was associated positively with time in other sedentary behaviors and negatively with leisure-time physical activity, but no such associations were observed in men.

Conclusions

TV viewing time may be a robust marker of a sedentary lifestyle in women but not in men. Gender differences in the pattern of sedentary behaviors may explain at least in part the gender differences in the previously reported associations of TV viewing time with biological attributes related to type 2 diabetes.
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Metadata
Title
Is Television Viewing Time a Marker of a Broader Pattern of Sedentary Behavior?
Authors
Takemi Sugiyama, Ph.D.
Genevieve N. Healy, M.P.H.
David W. Dunstan, Ph.D.
Jo Salmon, Ph.D.
Neville Owen, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-04-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-008-9017-z

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