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The descriptive epidemiology of sitting

a 20-country comparison using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Bauman, A.E., Ainsworth, B.E., & Sallis, J.F. (2011). The descriptive epidemiology of sitting: a 20-country comparison using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

Median sitting time varied widely across countries. Assessing sitting time is an important new area for preventive medicine, in addition to assessing physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Population surveys that monitor lifestyle behaviors should add measures of sitting time to physical activity surveillance. Moreover, the use of objective measures to capture the spectrum of sedentary (sitting) and physical activity behaviors is encouraged, particularly in low- and middle-income countries commencing new surveillance activities.

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Adrian Bauman
Barbara Ainsworth
James Sallis

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gezondheid
sedentair gedrag
volwassenen