Associations between Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in Young Adults

Research suggests that sedentary behavior is associated with cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk factors but much of this research has relied on self-report measures of sedentary time. PURPOSE: To determine the associations between sedentary time and CMD risk factors in young adults. METHODS: Undergraduate students (n=95; age 20.4±1.3 y; BMI 23.9±2.9 kg.m-2) wore an accelerometer during waking hours for 7 consecutive days to measure sedentary...