Associations of sitting accumulation patterns with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers in Australian adults.

High amounts of time spent sitting can increase cardiovascular disease risk and are deleteriously associated cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers. Though evidence suggests that accruing sitting time in prolonged periods may convey additional risk, verification using high-quality measures is needed. We e...

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Main Authors: John Bellettiere, Elisabeth A H Winkler, Sebastien F M Chastin, Jacqueline Kerr, Neville Owen, David W Dunstan, Genevieve N Healy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5491133?pdf=render