| Title: | Replacement of sedentary behavior with various physical activities and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality |
| Journal: | BMC Medicine |
| Published: | 12 Sep 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39267013/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03599-2 |
Publication 13502
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Abstract
BackgroundSedentary behavior (SB) has emerged as a significant health concern that deserves attention. This study aimed to examine the associations between prolonged sedentary behavior and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality as well as to explore desirable alternatives to sitting in terms of physical activity (PA).MethodsTwo prospective cohort investigations were conducted using the UK Biobank and NHANES datasets, with a total of 490,659 and 33,534 participants, respectively. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the associations between SB and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality due to cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), respiratory diseases, and digestive diseases. In addition, we employed isotemporal substitution models to examine the protective effect of replacing sitting with various forms of PA.ResultsDuring the average follow-up times of 13.5 and 6.7 years, 36,109 and 3057 deaths were documented in the UK Biobank and NHANES, respectively. Both cohorts demonstrated that, compared with individuals sitting less than 5 h per day, individuals with longer periods of sitting had higher risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality due to cancer, CVD, and respiratory diseases but not digestive diseases. Moreover, replacing SB per day with PA, even substituting 30 min of walking for pleasure, reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 3.5% (hazard ratio [HR] 0.965, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.954-0.977), whereas cause-specific mortality from cancer, CVD, and respiratory diseases was reduced by 1.6% (HR 0.984, 95% CI 0.968-1.000), 4.4% (HR 0.956, 95% CI 0.930-0.982), and 15.5% (HR 0.845, 95% CI 0.795-0.899), respectively. Furthermore, the protective effects of substitution became more pronounced as the intensity of exercise increased or the alternative duration was extended to 1 h.ConclusionsSB was significantly correlated with substantially increased risks of all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality from cancer, CVD, and respiratory diseases. However, substituting sitting with various forms of PA, even for short periods involving relatively light and relaxing physical activity, effectively reduced the risk of both overall and cause-specific mortality.Graphical Abstract</p>
16 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cause of Death
- Exercise
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Prospective Studies
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Risk Factors
- Sedentary Behavior
- United Kingdom
10 Authors
- Qinyu Chang
- Yiqun Zhu
- Zhichen Liu
- Jun Cheng
- Huaying Liang
- Fengyu Lin
- Dianwu Li
- Juan Peng
- Pinhua Pan
- Yan Zhang
1 Application
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| 90060 | Associations of Lifestyle, Environmental factor, Genetic Risk with Aging-related Diseases |
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