Sedentary behaviour and life expectancy in the USA (2012)
a cause-deleted life table analysis
Objectives: To determine the impact of sitting and television viewing on life expectancy in the USA.
Setting: Summary RRs of all-cause mortality associated with sitting and television viewing were obtained from a meta-analysis of available prospective cohort studies. Prevalences of sitting and television viewing were obtained from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Conclusion: Reducing sedentary behaviours such as sitting and television viewing may have the potential to increase life expectancy in the USA.
Literatuurverwijzing: Katzmarzyk, P.T., & Lee, I. (2012). Sedentary behaviour and life expectancy in the USA: a cause-deleted life table
analysis.