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workplace sedentary behavior increasing with age? telesna (ne)aktivnost in njen pomen ... | physical (in)activity and its importance ...
Nastja Podrekar1, Žiga Kozinc2, Nejc Šarabon1,3
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Institute, Muzejski trg 2, 6000 Koper,
Slovenia
3 S2P, Science to practice, Ltd., Tehnološki park 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sedentary behavior has been identified as a significant risk factor for pre-mor-
tality independently of daily physical activity. At the same time the number of
older adults remaining at work increases nowadays. The issue of sedentary be-
havior in older adults is therefore a growing field of research. The results of
studies on this field are not only scientifically important but also have an im-
pact on social order. The aim of our study was to analyze the correlation be-
tween age of sedentary workers and workplace sedentary time. Only studies
with objectively measured sedentary behavior (e.g. using accelerometer based
devices) were included. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to assess
the correlation between mean age of sedentary workers and mean workplace
sedentary behavior of the samples taken from included studies.
Nine studies were included in analysis, which showed moderate, but statisti-
cally non-significant correlation between the analyzed variables (r = 0,48; p =
0,19).
Previous studies have indicated that sedentary behavior is increasing with age
in sedentary workers. The limitations of our investigation are a lack of studies
with younger participants and objectively measured sedentary behavior. Con-
sidering our results, there is a trend of increased sedentary behavior in older
sedentary workers. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Keywords: sedentary behavior, younger workers, older workers, correlation
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Nastja Podrekar1, Žiga Kozinc2, Nejc Šarabon1,3
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Institute, Muzejski trg 2, 6000 Koper,
Slovenia
3 S2P, Science to practice, Ltd., Tehnološki park 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sedentary behavior has been identified as a significant risk factor for pre-mor-
tality independently of daily physical activity. At the same time the number of
older adults remaining at work increases nowadays. The issue of sedentary be-
havior in older adults is therefore a growing field of research. The results of
studies on this field are not only scientifically important but also have an im-
pact on social order. The aim of our study was to analyze the correlation be-
tween age of sedentary workers and workplace sedentary time. Only studies
with objectively measured sedentary behavior (e.g. using accelerometer based
devices) were included. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to assess
the correlation between mean age of sedentary workers and mean workplace
sedentary behavior of the samples taken from included studies.
Nine studies were included in analysis, which showed moderate, but statisti-
cally non-significant correlation between the analyzed variables (r = 0,48; p =
0,19).
Previous studies have indicated that sedentary behavior is increasing with age
in sedentary workers. The limitations of our investigation are a lack of studies
with younger participants and objectively measured sedentary behavior. Con-
sidering our results, there is a trend of increased sedentary behavior in older
sedentary workers. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Keywords: sedentary behavior, younger workers, older workers, correlation
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