Association of Sedentary Behaviour with Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 4; p. e34916
• Main Authors: Edwardson, Charlotte L., Gorely, Trish, Davies, Melanie J., Gray, Laura J., Khunti, Kamlesh, Wilmot, Emma G., Yates, Thomas, Biddle, Stuart J. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.04.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Analysis; Atherosclerosis; Behavior; Biology; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Exercise; Female; Health sciences; Heterogeneity; Hospitals; Humans; Insulin; Lipoproteins; Male; Medical ethics; Medical research; Medicine; Meta-analysis; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Mortality; Musculoskeletal system; Obesity; Odds Ratio; Physical fitness; Prospective Studies; Sedentary Behavior; Sexual behavior; Statistical analysis; Studies; Subgroups; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; Transgenic animals; Type 2 diabetes; Young Adult; United Kingdom > UK

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the relationship between sedentary behaviour (sitting) and health outcomes. Only recently have there been studies assessing the association between time spent in sedentary behaviour and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to quantify...