Sedentary Time and Metabolic Risk in Extremely Active Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Increasing evidence suggests that time spent sedentary predicts increasing cardiometabolic risk independent of other physical activity. We objectively measured activity levels in active older adults and examined the association between sedentary behavior and the continuous metabolic syndrome risk score (cMSy).

Research design and methods

Older adults (age ≥65 years) were recruited from the Whistler Masters ski team, a group of active older adults who undergo organized group training. Daily activity levels were recorded with accelerometers (SenseWear) worn for 7 days. A compositional approach was used to determine proportion of the time spent sedentary as compared with all other nonsedentary behaviors (isometric log-ratio transformation for time spent sedentary [ILR

SUBMITTER: Madden KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7783925 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature