W7 - Sedentary Behaviour Surveillance

Question 1

What is the average sitting time in minutes per day?

Answer 1

• Avg sitting time was 269 mins per day (low amount of sitting)

Question 2

How does level of education impact the amount of time spent sitting per day?

Answer 2

Sitting times were highest in those finishing education after 20 years of age
- Those with degrees have more sedentary lifestyles compared to those who work before gaining higher education
- In a warmer climate, people are more likely to be out and moving compared to the colder countries
- Those with postschool education had higher sitting times compared with those with high school or less education

Question 3

What is the main contributor to increased sitting time in high-income countries?

Answer 3

work
- On none work day TV was the main contributor to sitting time
- People that sit a lot at work were shown to sit more in their leisure time
- Interventions need to be made in order to prevent people spending a lot of time sitting (stand up desks)

Question 4

What were the results from the study by Health Survey England?

Answer 4

• 970 men and 1145 women, aged 16 years and over provided ≥4 days of ActiGraph data with ≥10hrs of wear
  
  • Sedentary behaviour defined as <200 counts/min - cut-point, lower than other research studies = higher sedentary time
  • Sedentary times were higher in men (595 mins/day) than women (584 mins/day)
  • As people increase in age, so does their sedentary time - 75+ have the highest sedentary times

Question 5

How did Covid-19 increase sedentary time?

Answer 5

• Databases searched between November 2019 and October 2020
  
  • Changes in physical activity reported in 64 studies, majority reported decreases in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviours
  • Children’s sedentary time increased by 160±143 mins/day, adults (18-65 yrs) by 127±42 mins/day
  • Walking decreased & Sitting increased