Too much sitting and all-cause mortality: is there a causal link?
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Article Title | Too much sitting and all-cause mortality: is there a causal link? |
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ERA Journal ID | 13449 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author), Bennie, Jason A. (Author), Bauman, Adrian E. (Author), Chau, Josephine Y. (Author), Dunstan, David (Author), Owen, Neville (Author), Stamatakis, Emmanuel (Author) and van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z. (Author) |
Journal Title | BMC Public Health |
Journal Citation | 16, pp. 1-10 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1471-2458 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3307-3 |
Web Address (URL) | http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-3307-3 |
Abstract | Background: Sedentary behaviours (time spent sitting, with low energy expenditure) are associated with deleterious health outcomes, including all-cause mortality. Whether this association can be considered causal has yet to be established. Using systematic reviews and primary studies from those reviews, we drew upon Bradford Hill's criteria to consider the likelihood that sedentary behaviour in epidemiological studies is likely to be causally related to all-cause (premature) mortality. Methods: Searches for systematic reviews on sedentary behaviours and all-cause mortality yielded 386 records which, when judged against eligibility criteria, left eight reviews (addressing 17 primary studies) for analysis. Exposure measures included self-reported total sitting time, TV viewing time, and screen time. Studies included comparisons of a low-sedentary reference group with several higher sedentary categories, or compared the highest versus lowest sedentary behaviour groups. We employed four Bradford Hill criteria: strength of association, consistency, temporality, and dose-response. Evidence supporting causality at the level of each systematic review and primary study was judged using a traffic light system depicting green for causal evidence, amber for mixed or inconclusive evidence, and red for no evidence for causality (either evidence of no effect or no evidence reported). Results: The eight systematic reviews showed evidence for consistency (7 green) and temporality (6 green), and some evidence for strength of association (4 green). There was no evidence for a dose-response relationship (5 red). Five reviews were rated green overall. Twelve (67 %) of the primary studies were rated green, with evidence for strength and temporality. Conclusions: There is reasonable evidence for a likely causal relationship between sedentary behaviour and all-cause mortality based on the epidemiological criteria of strength of association, consistency of effect, and temporality. |
Keywords | sedentary behaviour; mortality |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420702. Exercise physiology |
Byline Affiliations | Victoria University |
University of Sydney | |
University of Queensland | |
Swinburne University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q41w9/too-much-sitting-and-all-cause-mortality-is-there-a-causal-link
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