Open AccessHigher levels of self-reported sitting time is associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes independent of physical activity in Chile
Author(s) -
Ximena Díaz-Martínez,
Lewis Steell,
María Adela Martínez-Sangüinetti,
Ana María Leiva,
Carlos Salas-Bravo,
Ana María Labraña,
Eliana Durán,
Carlos CristiMontero,
Katherine M. Livingstone,
Álex Garrido-Méndez,
Cristián Álvarez,
Felipe Poblete-Valderrama,
María Luisa Zagalaz,
Pedro Valdívia-Moral,
Liliana Cuadra Montoya,
Natalia Ulloa,
Naomi D. Willis,
Carlos CelisMorales
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdx091
Subject(s) - sitting , medicine , type 2 diabetes , odds ratio , obesity , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , epidemiology , population , demography , national health and nutrition examination survey , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology , pathology
Sitting behaviours have increased markedly during the last two decades in Chile. However, their associations with health outcomes such as diabetes have not been reported. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the independent association of self-reported sitting time with diabetes-related markers and diabetes prevalence in Chile.
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