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Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals

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  • Ching, P.L.Y.H.
  • Willett, W.C.
  • Rimm, E.B.
  • Colditz, G.A.
  • Gortmaker, S.L.
  • Stampfer, M.J.

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Objectives. This study undertook to examine relationships between nonsedentary activity level, time spent watching television (TV)/videocassette recorder (VCR), and risk of overweight among men. Methods. Men participating in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study were mailed surveys. Cross-sectional analyses examined the prevalence and odds of being overweight; prospective analyses determined cumulative incidence rates and relative risks of becoming overweight over 2 years of follow-up. Results. Cross-sectionally, odds of being overweight were 50% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 45%, 55%) lower for men in the highest quintile of nonsedentary activity level when compared with men in the lowest quintile. Among men watching 41 or more hours of TV/VCR per week, the odds of being overweight were 4.06 (95% CI = 2.67, 6.17) times greater than those for men watching no more than 1 hour per week. Prospectively, higher levels of nonsedentary activity and lower levels of TV/VCR viewing were independently associated with lower relative risks for becoming overweight between survey years. Conclusions. Both a lack of nonsedentary activity and time spent watching TV/VCR contribute to the development of overweight in men. Sedentary and nonsedentary activities represent separate domains, each with independent risks for overweight.

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  • Ching, P.L.Y.H. & Willett, W.C. & Rimm, E.B. & Colditz, G.A. & Gortmaker, S.L. & Stampfer, M.J., 1996. "Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(1), pages 25-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1996:86:1:25-30_6
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    1. Layton Reesor-Oyer & Rosenda Murillo & Emily C. LaVoy & Daniel P. O’Connor & Yu Liu & Daphne C. Hernandez, 2021. "Evaluation of the Role of Leisure Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Simultaneously on the Income-Overweight/Obesity Relationship," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-10, March.
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    3. Snehal M Pinto Pereira & Chris Power, 2013. "Sedentary Behaviours in Mid-Adulthood and Subsequent Body Mass Index," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(6), pages 1-6, June.

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