Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Jin Young Nam (Author), Juyoung Kim (Author), Kyung Hee Cho (Author), Young Choi (Author), Jaewoo Choi (Author), Jaeyong Shin (Author), Eun-Cheol Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous evidence suggests that there is a correlation between prolonged sitting time and cardio-metabolic disease, such as metabolic syndrome (MS). Cardiovascular disease is the second-leading cause of mortality in South Korea, a country with the longest working hours among all...