Effectiveness of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial

CL Edwardson, T Yates, SJH Biddle, MJ Davies… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent intervention (Stand More AT (SMArT)
Work) designed to reduce sitting time on short (three months), medium (six months), and …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiometabolic health improvements upon dietary intervention are driven by tissue-specific insulin resistance phenotype: a precision nutrition trial

I Trouwborst, A Gijbels, KM Jardon, E Siebelink, GB Hul… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Precision nutrition based on metabolic phenotype may increase the effectiveness of
interventions. In this proof-of-concept study, we investigated the effect of modulating dietary …

[HTML][HTML] Quality evaluation of free-living validation studies for the assessment of 24-hour physical behavior in adults via wearables: systematic review

M Giurgiu, I Timm, M Becker, S Schmidt… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2022 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Wearable technology is a leading fitness trend in the growing commercial
industry and an established method for collecting 24-hour physical behavior data in …

Physical activity is associated with slower epigenetic ageing—Findings from the Rhineland study

FAU Fox, D Liu, MMB Breteler, NA Aziz - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic ageing, ie, age‐associated changes in DNA methylation patterns, is a sensitive
marker of biological ageing, a major determinant of morbidity and functional decline. We …

Systematic comparative validation of self-report measures of sedentary time against an objective measure of postural sitting (activPAL)

SFM Chastin, ML Dontje, DA Skelton, I Čukić… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Sedentary behaviour is a public health concern that requires surveillance and
epidemiological research. For such large scale studies, self-report tools are a pragmatic …

Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial

CL Edwardson, SJH Biddle, SA Clemes, MJ Davies… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, with and without a height
adjustable desk, on daily sitting time, and to investigate the relative effectiveness of the two …

Device-measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in older adults differ by demographic and health-related factors

IM Dohrn, PA Gardiner, E Winkler… - European Review of Aging …, 2020 - Springer
Background Our aim was to describe and explore older adults' device-measured sedentary
behavior and physical activity (PA) pattern by sex, age, education, marital status, body mass …

[HTML][HTML] Sedentary behaviour in cardiovascular disease patients: risk group identification and the impact of cardiac rehabilitation

EA Bakker, BMA van Bakel, WRM Aengevaeren… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Sedentary behaviour (SB) is potentially an important target to improve
cardiovascular health. This study 1) compared SB between cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Objective and subjective measurement of sedentary behavior in human adults: A toolkit

J Aunger, J Wagnild - American journal of human biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives Objectives: Human biologists are increasingly interested in measuring
and comparing physical activities in different societies. Sedentary behavior, which refers to …

Sedentary behaviour is associated with heightened cardiovascular, inflammatory and cortisol reactivity to acute psychological stress

AJ Chauntry, NC Bishop, M Hamer… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sedentary behaviour is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the
underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Exaggerated psychobiological responses to acute …