Open AccessPhysical Activity, Television Viewing Time, and DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood
Author(s) -
Eline H. van Roekel,
Pierre Antoine Dugué,
Chol Hee Jung,
Jihoon E. Joo,
Enes Makalic,
Ee Ming Wong,
Dallas R. English,
Melissa C. Southey,
Graham G. Giles,
Brigid M. Lynch,
Roger L. Milne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001827
Subject(s) - dna methylation , cpg site , epigenetics , methylation , confounding , physical activity , cohort , medicine , psychology , genetics , biology , dna , physical therapy , gene , gene expression
Physical activity may affect health via DNA methylation. The epigenetic influences of sedentary behaviors such as television viewing are unknown. We performed a genomewide study of DNA methylation in peripheral blood in relation to physical activity and television viewing time.