Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study
Background Given links between sedentary behaviour and unfavourable health outcomes, there is a need to understand the influence of socio-demographic factors on sedentary behaviour to inform effective interventions. This study examined domain-specific sitting times reported across socio-demographic...
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| author | Clemes, Stacy Houdmont, Jonathan Munir, Fehmidah Wilson, Kelly Kerr, Robert Addley, Ken |
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Given links between sedentary behaviour and unfavourable health outcomes, there is a need to understand the influence of socio-demographic factors on sedentary behaviour to inform effective interventions. This study examined domain-specific sitting times reported across socio-demographic groups of office workers.
Methods
The analyses are cross-sectional and based on a survey conducted within the Stormont Study, which is tracking employees in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Participants self-reported their daily sitting times across multiple domains (work, TV, travel, PC use and leisure) on workdays and non-workdays, along with their physical activity and socio-demographic variables (sex, age, marital status, BMI, educational attainment and work pattern). Total and domain-specific sitting on workdays and non-workdays were compared across socio-demographic groups using multivariate analyses of covariance.
Results
Completed responses were obtained from 4436 participants. For the whole sample, total daily sitting times were higher on workdays in comparison to non-workdays (625 ± 168 versus 469 ± 210 min/day, P < 0.001). On workdays and non-workdays, higher sitting times were reported by individuals aged 18–29 years, obese individuals, full-time workers and single/divorced/widowed individuals (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
Interventions are needed to combat the high levels of sedentary behaviour observed in office workers, particularly among the highlighted demographic groups. Interventions should target workplace and leisure-time sitting. |
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| spelling | nottingham-400142020-05-04T17:39:23Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40014/ Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study Clemes, Stacy Houdmont, Jonathan Munir, Fehmidah Wilson, Kelly Kerr, Robert Addley, Ken Background Given links between sedentary behaviour and unfavourable health outcomes, there is a need to understand the influence of socio-demographic factors on sedentary behaviour to inform effective interventions. This study examined domain-specific sitting times reported across socio-demographic groups of office workers. Methods The analyses are cross-sectional and based on a survey conducted within the Stormont Study, which is tracking employees in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Participants self-reported their daily sitting times across multiple domains (work, TV, travel, PC use and leisure) on workdays and non-workdays, along with their physical activity and socio-demographic variables (sex, age, marital status, BMI, educational attainment and work pattern). Total and domain-specific sitting on workdays and non-workdays were compared across socio-demographic groups using multivariate analyses of covariance. Results Completed responses were obtained from 4436 participants. For the whole sample, total daily sitting times were higher on workdays in comparison to non-workdays (625 ± 168 versus 469 ± 210 min/day, P < 0.001). On workdays and non-workdays, higher sitting times were reported by individuals aged 18–29 years, obese individuals, full-time workers and single/divorced/widowed individuals (P < 0.001). Conclusions Interventions are needed to combat the high levels of sedentary behaviour observed in office workers, particularly among the highlighted demographic groups. Interventions should target workplace and leisure-time sitting. Oxford University Press 2016-03-31 Article PeerReviewed Clemes, Stacy, Houdmont, Jonathan, Munir, Fehmidah, Wilson, Kelly, Kerr, Robert and Addley, Ken (2016) Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study. Journal of Public Health, 38 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 1741-3842 occupational health interventions office workers screen time sedentary behaviour TV viewing https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdu114 doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdu114 doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdu114 |
| spellingShingle | occupational health interventions office workers screen time sedentary behaviour TV viewing Clemes, Stacy Houdmont, Jonathan Munir, Fehmidah Wilson, Kelly Kerr, Robert Addley, Ken Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title | Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title_full | Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title_fullStr | Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title_short | Descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the Stormont Study |
| title_sort | descriptive epidemiology of domain-specific sitting in working adults: the stormont study |
| topic | occupational health interventions office workers screen time sedentary behaviour TV viewing |
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