Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Diabetologia Vol. 55; no. 11; pp. 2895 - 2905
• Main Authors: Wilmot, E. G., Edwardson, C. L., Achana, F. A., Davies, M. J., Gorely, T., Gray, L. J., Khunti, K., Yates, T., Biddle, S. J. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.11.2012; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Behavior; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - mortality; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Exercise; Health sciences; Heart attacks; Hospitals; Human Physiology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Lifestyles; Medical sciences; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-Analysis; Metabolic Diseases; Mortality; Risk Factors; Sedentary Behavior; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; United Kingdom > UK; Systematic review; Diabetes; Sedentary; Cardiovascular; Mortality; Meta-analysis; Endocrinopathy; Association; Diabetes mellitus; Cardiovascular disease; Review

Aims/hypothesis Sedentary (sitting) behaviours are ubiquitous in modern society. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association of sedentary time with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Methods Medline, Embase and the Cochrane...