European Sitting Championship: Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported Sitting Time in the 28 European Union Member States

Abstract: Objective: Sedentary behaviour is increasingly recognized as an important health risk, but comparable data across Europe are scarce. The objective of this study was to explore the prevalence and correlates of self-reported sitting time in adults across and within the 28 European Union Member States. Methods: This study reports data from the Special Eurobarometer 412. In 2013, 27,919 randomly selected Europeans (approximately 1000 per Member State) were interviewed face-to-face. Sitting time on a usual day was self-reported and dichotomised into sitting less- and more than 7.5 hours per day. Uni- and multivariate odds ratios of sitting more than 7.5 hours per day were assessed by country and socio-demographic variables using binary logistic regression analyses. The analyses were stratified by country to study the socio-demographic correlates of sitting time within the different countries. Results: A total of 26,617 respondents were included in the analyses. Median sitting time was f

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: PLOS ONE ; 11 (2016) 3 ; 17

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2016
• Creator: Loyen, Anne ; Bauman, Adrian ; Lakerveld, Jeroen ; Brug, Johannes ; Ploeg, Hidde P. van der

Further information

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149320
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019052715573309973265
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.