Prolonged sedentary time adversely relates to physical activity and obesity among preoperative bariatric surgery patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery patients spend much of their waking time sedentary. Yet, little is known about their patterns of accumulation of sedentary time (ST) and whether more prolonged ST is associated with lower physical activity (PA), independent of total ST, or obesity severity.

Objectives

To characterize variability in prolonged ST among bariatric patients preoperatively and assess the importance of a "prolonger" pattern in relation to PA and weight status.

Setting

Two university hospital clinics, United States.

Methods

Adult patients (n = 76) wore a wrist-based accelerometer for 10 days preoperatively. ST and time spent in light and moderate-to-vigorous PA was determined using validated thresholds. Percent of total ST accumulated in ≥30-consecutive ST

SUBMITTER: Schumacher LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568514 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature