Occupational sitting and health risks: a systematic review

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van Uffelen, Jannique, Wong, Jason, Chau, Josephine Y, van der Ploeg, Hidde P, Riphagen, Ingrid, Gilson, Nicholas D, Burton, Nicola W, Healy, Genevieve N, Torp, Alicia A, Clark, Bronwyn K, Gardiner, Paul A, Dunstan, David W, Bauman, Adrian E, Owen, Neville and Brown, Wendy J (2010) Occupational sitting and health risks: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39 (4). pp. 379-388. ISSN 0749-3797 (print), 1873-2607 (online)

Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behavior (i.e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on associations between occupational sitting and health risks.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/21403
DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.05.024
Official URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...
Funders http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1086029, http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569861
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Keywords cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, mortality, death, BMI, office employees, health risks, BMI, body mass, obesity, overweight, waist circumference, WCRF, AICH
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