Sitting time and health outcomes among Mexican origin adults: obesity as a mediator

Sitting time and health outcomes among Mexican origin adults: obesity as a mediator

Sitting time and sedentary behaviors have been associated with adverse health outcomes including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) within non- Hispanic White populations. Similar associations have not been described within Hispanic populations despite their high CVD risk profile. Th...

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Published in:BMC public health 2012-10, Vol.12 (1), p.896-896, Article 896
Main Authors: de Heer, Hendrik D, Wilkinson, Anna V, Strong, Larkin L, Bondy, Melissa L, Koehly, Laura M
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
Cohort Studies
Complications and side effects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus - etiology
Disease prevention
Exercise
Female
Health aspects
Hispanic
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia - ethnology
Hypercholesterolemia - etiology
Hypertension
Hypertension - ethnology
Hypertension - etiology
Male
Metabolic disorders
Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - ethnology
Physical fitness
Posture
Qualitative Research
Risk Factors
Sedentary Lifestyle - ethnology
Self Report
Sitting time
Studies
Time Factors
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Summary:Sitting time and sedentary behaviors have been associated with adverse health outcomes including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) within non- Hispanic White populations. Similar associations have not been described within Hispanic populations despite their high CVD risk profile. This study aimed to assess the association between sitting time and obesity, self-reported diagnosed diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol among a large cohort (N=11,268) of Mexican origin adults and to assess whether obesity mediated these associations. Using a cross-sectional design, data collected between 2004 and 2010 were analyzed in late 2010. Regression analyses evaluated associations between self-reported daily sitting hours and disease outcomes, controlling for demographics, employment status, family disease history, and light, moderate and strenuous physical activity. Participants were mostly female (81.1%) Mexican origin adults. Sitting time was associated with increased odds of being obese, having diabetes and having hypertension, but not high cholesterol. Adjusted odds ratios of participants who reported sitting > 4 hours/day compared to those sitting 1-2 hours/day were for obesity OR=1.55 (95% CI 1.39, 1.73), p
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458