title: Individual, Social, and Neighborhood Associations With Sitting Time Among Veterans.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sedentary behavior is an increasingly recognized health risk factor, independent of physical activity. Although several correlates of sedentary behavior are known, little research has identified them among U.S. veterans, a population that faces disproportionate chronic disease burden.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was mailed to 1997 randomly selected veterans at a large urban Veterans Affairs medical center in 2012 and remailed in 2013 to nonresponders, resulting in a 40% response rate. We examined individual-, social-, and neighborhood-level factors in association with self-reported sitting time. Factors correlated with sitting time at P < .05 were included in a multiple linear regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the multivariate model, higher depression (B = 7.8), body mass index (B = 5.1), functional impairment (B = 4.2), and self-rated health (B = 68.5) were significantly associated with higher sitting time, and leisure time physical activity (B = -0.10) and being employed (B = -71.3) were significantly associated with lower sitting time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individual-level, but not social- and neighborhood-level, variables were associated with sitting time in this population. This study identified individual-level targets for reducing sitting time and improving overall health among veterans.
authors.affiliation: San Diego State/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA and Mental Health Service, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Millstein
authors.forename: Katherine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hoerster
authors.forename: Dori E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Karin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reiber
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saelens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans