Are the different cut-off points for sitting time associated with excess weight in adults? A population based study in Latin America
Abstract Background Excess weight is increasing worldwide, and in Latin America more than half of the population is excess weight. One of the reasons for this increase has been excessive sitting time. Still, it remains to be seen whether there is an excessive amount of that time in Latin American ad...
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Main Authors: | Eduardo Rossato de Victo (Author), Irina Kovalskys (Author), Mauro Fisberg (Author), Georgina Gómez (Author), Attilio Rigotti (Author), Lilia Yadira Cortés (Author), Martha Yépez García (Author), Rossina G. Pareja (Author), Marianella Herrera-Cuenca (Author), Dirceu Solé (Author), Clemens Drenowatz (Author), Adilson Marques (Author), Gerson Ferrari (Author) |
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2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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