Associations of context-specific sitting time with markers of cardiometabolic risk in Australian adults

• Main Authors: Paddy C. Dempsey (Author), Nyssa T. Hadgraft (Author), Elisabeth A. H. Winkler (Author), Bronwyn K. Clark (Author), Matthew P. Buman (Author), Paul A. Gardiner (Author), Neville Owen (Author), Brigid M. Lynch (Author), David W. Dunstan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High volumes of sitting time are associated with an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and with adverse cardiometabolic risk profiles. However, previous studies have predominately evaluated only total sitting or television (TV) viewing time, limiting inf...