title: Accelerometer-measured sedentary time among Hispanic adults: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
abstract: Excessive sedentary behavior is associated with negative health outcomes independent of physical activity. Objective estimates of time spent in sedentary behaviors are lacking among adults from diverse Hispanic/Latino backgrounds. The objective of this study was to describe accelerometer-assessed sedentary time in a large, representative sample of Hispanic/Latino adults living in the United States, and compare sedentary estimates by Hispanic/Latino background, sociodemographic characteristics and weight categories. This study utilized baseline data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) that included adults aged 18-74 years from four metropolitan areas (N = 16,415). Measured with the Actical accelerometer over 6 days, 76.9% (n = 12,631) of participants had > 10 h/day and > 3 days of data. Participants spent 11.9 h/day (SD 3.0), or 74% of their monitored time in sedentary behaviors. Adjusting for differences in wear time, adults of Mexican background were the least (11.6 h/day), whereas adults of Dominican background were the most (12.3 h/day), sedentary. Women were more sedentary than men, and older adults were more sedentary than younger adults. Household income was positively associated, whereas employment was negatively associated, with sedentary time. There were no differences in sedentary time by weight categories, marital status, or proxies of acculturation. To reduce sedentariness among these populations, future research should examine how the accumulation of various sedentary behaviors differs by background and region, and which sedentary behaviors are amenable to intervention.
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States; Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Gina
authors: G
authors: Merchant
authors: Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Buelna
authors: Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Sheila F
authors: SF
authors: Castañeda
authors: Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Elva M
authors: EM
authors: Arredondo
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States; Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Simon J
authors: SJ
authors: Marshall
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States.
authors: Garrett
authors: G
authors: Strizich
authors: Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Sotres-Alvarez
authors: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States.
authors: Earle C
authors: EC
authors: Chambers
authors: Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors: Robert G
authors: RG
authors: McMurray
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors: Kelly R
authors: KR
authors: Evenson
authors: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Stoutenberg
authors: Chronic Disease Division, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors: Arlene L
authors: AL
authors: Hankinson
authors: Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
authors: Gregory A
authors: GA
authors: Talavera
keywords: Cardiovascular health; Health disparities; Latino; Sedentariness