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ABSTRACT: Background
Development of effective strategies to reduce sedentary time among older adults necessitates understanding of its determinants but longitudinal studies of this utilising objective measures are scarce.Methods
Among 1536 older adults (?60 years) in the EPIC-Norfolk study, sedentary time was assessed for seven days at two time-points using accelerometers. We assessed associations of change in total and prolonged bouts of sedentary time (? 30 minutes) with change in demographic and behavioural factors using multi-level regression.Results
Over follow-up (5.3±1.9 years), greater increases in total sedentary time were associated with older age, being male, higher rate of increase in BMI, lower rate of increase in gardening (0.5 min/day/yr greater sedentary time per hour/week/yr less gardening, 95% CI 0.1, 1.0), a lower rate of increase in walking (0.2 min/day/yr greater sedentary time per hour/week/yr less walking, 95% CI 0.1, 0.3) and a higher rate of increase in television viewing. Correlates of change in prolonged sedentary bouts were similar.Conclusion
Individuals in specific sub-groups (older, male, higher BMI) and who differentially participate in certain behaviours (less gardening, less walking and more television viewing) but not others increase their sedentary time at a higher rate than others; utilising this information could inform successful intervention content and targeting.
SUBMITTER: Yerrakalva D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yerrakalva Dharani D Hajna Samantha S Wijndaele Katrien K Westgate Kate K Khaw Kay-Tee KT Wareham Nick N Griffin Simon J SJ Brage Soren S
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<h4>Background</h4>Development of effective strategies to reduce sedentary time among older adults necessitates understanding of its determinants but longitudinal studies of this utilising objective measures are scarce.<h4>Methods</h4>Among 1536 older adults (≥60 years) in the EPIC-Norfolk study, sedentary time was assessed for seven days at two time-points using accelerometers. We assessed associations of change in total and prolonged bouts of sedentary time (≥ 30 minutes) with change in demogr ...[more]