Sedentary behaviours and obesity Flashcards
What is the definition of inactive
0-149 mins of moderate-intensity activity /wk
How many Mets is sleeping
0.9
How many Mets is sitting while quiet, talking, working
1.0, 1.5, 1.8
How many Mets Standing
2.0
How many Mets is slow walking
2.5
How many Mets is brisk walking
3.8
classify sedentary, light and moderate in Mets
S: 0-2
L: 2-3
M: 3- +
How can the PH framework be applied to sedentary behaviours
Epidemiology can help form a hypothesis that leads to clinical efficacy trials. Then the research is in the translational phase (simplify) to become a public health policy
For children (5-11), what are the SB guideline
Recreational screen time: no more than 2h/day
Limit sedentary transport, extended sitting, time indoors
What can spending less time sedentary do to help kids
Maintain healthy body weight
DO better in school
improve self confidence
Have fun with friends
Improve fitness
Lean new skills
What objective measurements are taken for research? with what?
time, duration, frequency and intensity of movements in one-minute epochs
Antigraph and activPAL
What is the relation of S time with age in the US [according to NHANES]
There is a gradual increase of S time as people age Except at the ages of 12-15 and 16-19 where is it higher than 20-29
How are adults overall daily behaviours (active, SB) distributed?
Most [9.3 h]: sedentary
Less [6.5 h]: light intensity
Lesser [0.7 h]: Moderate to vigorous
Are there a lot of “sitting opportunities” in our society?
Yes, society is sitting-oriented with work being on computers, transport in vehicles and family activity being sedentary
What is the relation between the prevalence of being overweight and hours of TV per day? What about skin folds
The more TV time [SB] the more there is a prevalence of overweight. Overweight Boys are more prevalent for <1 / day and 2-3 h/day. It switches to girls for 4+ hours/ day
Skin fold has the same results except more adipose tissue is always more prevalent in girls.
What other factor can decrease the sum of trunk skinfolds other than decreased SB
increase of vigorous activity (active lifestyle)
If watching TV is bad, why is there an increase in people doing it? Which 3 groups are watching more TV in order?
There are a lot of channels available for all tastes. More people are even on two screens at once.
2+
18+
55+
What are the odds of the metabolic syndrome in men when we compare PA with TV in a week
For women
less than 2.5 hours of PA is a higher risk
More than 14 hours of TV is a risk
So more than 2.5 and less than 14 hours is ideal to lower risks
For women the same relation is true but with higher risk when guidelines are not followed
What markers are related to high TV time (2-4 hrs per day), independently of leisure time PA (what risks increase with a lot of SB)
CDV
Overweight
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
Abnormal glucose metabolism
Cancer
What happens to all-cause mortality when someone is active and sits less
the risk is lowered
What is there to say about sitting vs all cause
and TV vs all cause
The research part of a meta-analysis all have curves that resemble themselves and the hazard ratios are similar for TV and Sitting
What are the guidelines implications for highly sedentary people
They require an even higher amount of PA to achieve the same level of all-cause mortality risk
True or False: it’s possible to be active and highly sedentary
True, active couch potatoes can reach 150 minutes of PA in a week while being active 70% of the time. The PA is seen as peaks in day rather than constant.
Is reducing SB an alternative to participation in mod-vig intensity PA?
No, it’s in addition
Reducing and/or breaking up sitting time is now considered a potential […]
PH priority
what is BMI, who developed the formula?
It’s a ratio of height and weight, developed by Adolphe Quetelet
BMI Metric formula:
Kg/m^2
BMI Imperial formula:
(lbs * 703)/inches^2
What is the ponderal index
It’s like the BMI but that takes more of the height into consideration (kg/m^3)
What are the BMI classifications of underweight, Normal, Overweight, Obese I, Obese II and Obese III
U: <18.5
N: 18.50 - 24.99
O: >= 25.00
O I: 30.00-34.99
O II: 35.00 - 39.00
O III: >= 40.00
When does BMI not work and why?
When looking at athletes because the BMI makes no difference between adipose tissue mass and muscles mass
What are the classifications of weight status for children? (on a weight growth curve)
Underweight: BMI less than 5th percentile
Normal: 5-85th percentile
Overweight: 5-95th percentile
Obese: >95th percentile
What is the relation between obesity and mortality?
It’s a U or J shape relation for men and women, meaning that the extremes or not good for your health. It’s rather a middle BMI (“sweet spot”) that is more healthy
If obesity is defined by adiposity, males and females are obese with […] % fat or greater. Why is there a difference.
M: 25%
F: 25%
because females require more essential fat