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ASSESSMENT
Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 1441-1457Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10731911211017637
Keywords
sitting time; sedentary behavior; neck circumference; obesity; body composition; anthropometric measurements
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This study found that self-reported and device-based measures of sedentary behavior were not associated with body mass index, but device-based sedentary time was positively correlated with waist circumference, and self-reported sitting time was positively correlated with neck circumference.
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self-reported and device-based measures of sedentary behavior (SB) with obesity markers in adults from Latin American countries. Sitting time and total time spent in different SBs were self-reported using two different questionnaires. Accelerometers were used to assess total sedentary time. Body mass index, waist, and neck circumferences were assessed. The highest self-reported sitting time was in Argentina, the highest total time spent in different SBs was in Brazil and Costa Rica, and the highest device-based sedentary time was observed in Peru. Neither self-reported sitting time, total time spent in different SBs or device-based sedentary time were associated with body mass index. Device-based sedentary time was positively associated with waist circumference and self-reported sitting time was positively associated with neck circumference. Caution is warranted when comparing the associations of self-reported and device-based assessments of SB with anthropometric variables.
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