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Sedentary Behavior Patterns of the Hungarian Adult Population

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  • Éva Bácsné Bába

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Anetta Müller

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Christa Pfau

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Renátó Balogh

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Éva Bartha

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • György Szabados

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Zoltán Bács

    (Institute of Accounting and Finance, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Kinga Ráthonyi-Ódor

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Gergely Ráthonyi

    (Institute of Sports Economics and Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

Abstract

Background and aim: Nowadays, a high level of sedentary behavior (SB) is an important health issue. Many studies have focused on evaluating the physical activity (PA) level, while evaluation of SB has received less attention. The main goal of the present study is to describe the sedentary lifestyle of the Hungarian adult population and identify the vulnerable groups with high amount of sitting time and the patterns of SB. Another aim of this study is to compare the two types of questionnaires (International Physical Activity Questionnaire—IPAQ and Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire—SBQ) related to sitting time. Methods: This study analyzed cross-sectional primary data using self-reported questionnaires collected by a Hungarian research market company among the adult population in Hungary. The final sample of this study consisted of 1295 participants with a mean age of 45.9 years (SD = 15.2). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test with post-hoc (Tukey) analysis were used to analyze the link between sitting time and socio-demographic variables (sex, age, BMI, settlement type, education level, marital status, work category, working hours, employment status, sport activity) and body mass index (BMI). Results and conclusions: According to the SBQ, on average, Hungarians sit for 469.53 min per day (7.81 h) on weekdays and 421.25 min per day (7.01 h) on weekends, which suggested a significant difference compared to IPAQ data: 287.82 min per day (4.79 h) on weekdays and 224.30 min per day (3.73 h) on weekends. Young people (aged between 18 and 29) were reported to have the highest average sitting time, i.e., 545 min per day (more than 9 h), and are showing the highest prevalence (53%) of sitting at least 480 min (8 h) per day. Sitting workers also had a high average sitting time, i.e., 514.82 min per day, and a high prevalence (49.3%) of sitting at least 480 min (8 h) per day. People who live in the capital city had higher sitting time, especially on working days. Men sat longer than woman, i.e., 19 min on working days and 45 min on weekends. The most frequent sedentary activities are: working on computer (126 min) on working days and watching TV (130 min) on weekends. Our results clearly show that the self-report single-item measure (IPAQ) significantly underestimates sedentary time compared to the multi-item questionnaire (SBQ). We identified vulnerable groups with high sitting times: men, young adults, inhabitants of the capital city and sitting workers. Consequently, these groups should be continuously surveyed, and requires specific interventions and strategies that particularly counteract the increased sitting time.

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  • Éva Bácsné Bába & Anetta Müller & Christa Pfau & Renátó Balogh & Éva Bartha & György Szabados & Zoltán Bács & Kinga Ráthonyi-Ódor & Gergely Ráthonyi, 2023. "Sedentary Behavior Patterns of the Hungarian Adult Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-15, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2702-:d:1056135
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