Associations between television viewing time and overall sitting time with the metabolic syndrome in older men and women: The Australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle study
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
ECU Health and Wellness Institute
RAS ID
12623
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between self-reported television (TV) viewing time and overall sitting time with the metabolic syndrome and its components. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Population-based sample of older men and women living in Australia. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand nine hundred fifty-eight participants from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study (aged >= 60, mean age 69, 54% women). MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported television viewing time and overall sitting time were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the revised International Diabetes Federation criteria. RESULTS: Compared with those in the lowest quartile, the odds ratios (ORs) of the metabolic syndrome in the highest quartile of television viewing time were 1.42 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.93-2.15) for men and 1.42 (95% CI = 1.01-2.01) for women and in the highest quartile of overall sitting time were 1.57 (95% CI = 1.02-2.41) for men and 1.56 (95% CI = 1.09-2.24) for women. Television viewing time was associated with lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and glucose intolerance in women. Overall sitting time was detrimentally associated with greater risk of high triglyceride levels in men and women, abdominal obesity in women, and low HDL-C levels in men. All models were adjusted for age, education, physical activity, self-rated health, employment, diet, smoking, and alcohol intake and for hormone replacement therapy and estrogen use in women. CONCLUSION: For older adults, high levels of sedentary behavior were associated with greater prevalence of the metabolic syndrome; reducing prolonged overall sitting time may be a feasible way to improve metabolic health. J Am Geriatr Soc 59:788-796, 2011.
DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03390.x
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Gardiner, P., Healy, G., Eakin, E., Clark, B., Dunstan, D. , Shaw, J., Zimmet, P., & Owen, N. (2011). Associations between television viewing time and overall sitting time with the metabolic syndrome in older men and women: The Australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(5), 788-796. Available here