title: Factors associated with higher sitting time in general, chronic disease, and psychologically-distressed, adult populations: findings from the 45 & up study.
abstract: This study examined factors associated with higher sitting time in general, chronic disease, and psychologically-distressed, adult populations (aged ≥45 years). A series of logistic regression models examined potential socio-demographic and health factors associated with higher sitting (≥6hrs/day) in adults from the 45 and Up Study (n = 227,187), including four separate subsamples for analysis comprising those who had ever had heart disease (n = 26,599), cancer (n = 36,381), diabetes (n = 19,550) or psychological distress (n = 48,334). Odds of higher sitting were significantly (p<.01) associated with a number of factors across these groups, with an effect size of ORs≥1.5 observed for the high-income ≥$70,000AUD, employed full-time and severe physical limitations demographics. Identification of key factors associated with higher sitting time in this population-based sample will assist development of broad-based, public health and targeted strategies to reduce sitting-time. In particular, those categorized as being high-income earners, full-time workers, as well as those with severe physical limitations need to be of priority, as higher sitting appears to be substantial across these groups.
authors.affiliation: Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Plotnikoff
authors.affiliation: Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Costigan
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity Studies (CPAS), Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Short
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grunseit
authors.affiliation: Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine & Public Health Discipline of Health Behaviour Science, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine & Public Health Discipline of Health Behaviour Science, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauman
authors.affiliation: Research School of Population Health ANU College of Medicine, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Este
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hidde P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: van der Ploeg
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, School of Exercise Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors