Periodicals>Journal Article: Stamatakis, Hamer, Dunstan (May 31, 2010), Screen-Based Entertainment Time, All-Cause Mortality, and Cardiovascular Events, J Am Coll Cardiol, , 2011; 57:292-299, Retrieved on 2012-04-23Source Material [content.onlinejacc.org]
Folksonomies: cardiology Memes
23 APR 2012
Sitting Increases Chances of Cardiovascular Event
Methods: A population sample of 4,512 (1,945 men) Scottish Health Survey 2003 respondents (35 years) were followed up to 2007 for all-cause mortality and CVD events (fatal and nonfatal combined). Main exposures were interviewer-assessed screen time (<2 h/day; 2 to <4 h/day; and 4 h/day) and moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity.
Results: Two hundred fifteen CVD events and 325 any-cause deaths occurred during 19,364 follow-up person-years. The covariable (age, sex, ethnicity,...
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The longer you sit, the greater your chances of death.
