Relationship of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity to Incident Cardiovascular Disease

The aim of this study was to examine the independent and joint associations of sitting time and physical activity with risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). Sedentary behavior is recognized as a distinct construct beyond lack of leisure-time physical activity, but limited data exist on the interrelationship between these 2 components of energy balance. Participants in the prospective Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study (n =...