Identifying Subgroups of U.S. Adults at Risk for Prolonged Television Viewing to Inform Program Development

Mid-Aged Adults' Sitting Time in Three Contexts

“…6,8,9 Unlike other research however, there was not an overall significant association with age 10, 11 or income. 10,12 As other studies included adults older than 65 years, it may be that the age range in this study (40-65 years) was insufficient to evidence age differences. There was however, a significant interaction indicating that the difference between week/weekend day sitting time in mid-aged adults aged 55-64 years was less evident than for those aged 40-44 years, which was because of longer sitting times on a week day.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] To develop evidence based approaches for reducing sedentary behavior, there is a need to identify the specific settings where prolonged sitting occurs, associated factors, and variations. 5 There is data to suggest that those adults with high levels of sedentary behavior are more likely to be men; [6][7][8][9] and older; 10,11 to have low levels of income 7, 10, 12 and education; 1,2,6,[10][11][12] and to have other health risks such as overweight or obesity, 1, 10-15 a health condition, 10 poor health, and cigarette smoking. 1,2,12 Sociodemographic patterns of sedentary behavior may, however, vary by setting.…”

“…5 There is data to suggest that those adults with high levels of sedentary behavior are more likely to be men; [6][7][8][9] and older; 10,11 to have low levels of income 7, 10, 12 and education; 1,2,6,[10][11][12] and to have other health risks such as overweight or obesity, 1, 10-15 a health condition, 10 poor health, and cigarette smoking. 1,2,12 Sociodemographic patterns of sedentary behavior may, however, vary by setting. Australian data indicate that men report longer sitting times for watching television, relaxing, and computer use than women, who in turn report longer sitting times for talking on the telephone.…”

“…There is data to suggest that those adults with high levels of sedentary behavior are more likely to be men; 6-9 and older; 10, 11 to have low levels of income 7, 10, 12 and education; 1, 2,6,[10][11][12] and to have other health risks such as overweight or obesity, …”

Correlates of Omani adults’ physical inactivity and sitting time

“…The result that more-educated men have higher sitting times than those less educated was also observed in fifteen of nineteen countries in the IPS (14) but not in a study in Australia (36) . Some of the other correlates identified in our study (employment status, smoking and BMI) have been reported to be associated with television viewing time in populations in Australia and the USA (38,39) . Recent evidence indicates that the relevant correlates can vary depending on the type of sedentary behaviour (36,38,39) ; thus, further research on the correlates of domain-specific sedentary behaviours is required.…”