Total and domain-specific sitting time among employees in desk-based work settings in Australia
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Article Title | Total and domain-specific sitting time among employees in desk-based work settings in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 13427 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bennie, Jason A. (Author), Pedisic, Zeljko (Author), Timperio, Anna (Author), Crawford, David (Author), Dunstan, David (Author), Bauman, Adrian (Author), van Uffelen, Jannique (Author) and Salmon, Jo (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
Journal Citation | 39 (3), pp. 237-242 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1326-0200 |
1753-6405 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12293 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.12293/abstract |
Abstract | Objective: To describe the total and domain-specific daily sitting time among a sample of Australian office-based employees. Methods: In April 2010, paper-based surveys were provided to desk-based employees (n=801) in Victoria, Australia. Total daily and domain-specific (work, leisure-time and transport-related) sitting time (minutes/day) were assessed by validated questionnaires. Differences in sitting time were examined across socio-demographic (age, sex, occupational status) and lifestyle characteristics (physical activity levels, body mass index [BMI]) using multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The median (95% confidence interval [CI]) of total daily sitting time was 540 (531–557) minutes/day. Insufficiently active adults (median=578 minutes/day, [95%CI: 564–602]), younger adults aged 18–29 years (median=561 minutes/day, [95%CI: 540–577]) reported the highest total daily sitting times. Occupational sitting time accounted for almost 60% of total daily sitting time. In multivariate analyses, total daily sitting time was negatively associated with age (unstandardised regression coefficient [B]=−1.58, p<0.001) and overall physical activity (minutes/week) (B=−0.03, p<0.001) and positively associated with BMI (B=1.53, p=0.038). Conclusions: Desk-based employees reported that more than half of their total daily sitting time was accrued in the work setting. Implications: Given the high contribution of occupational sitting to total daily sitting time among desk-based employees, interventions should focus on the work setting. |
Keywords | sitting; physical activity; epidemiology; employees; workplace |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420702. Exercise physiology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Victoria University |
University of Sydney | |
Deakin University | |
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q47q0/total-and-domain-specific-sitting-time-among-employees-in-desk-based-work-settings-in-australia
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