A comparison of total and domain-specific sedentary time in breast cancer survivors and age-matched healthy controls

Autor: Edward McAuley, Allyson Tabaczynski, Linda Trinh, Alexis Whitehorn
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of behavioral medicine. 44(2)
ISSN: 1573-3521
Popis: Breast cancer survivors (BCS) engage in more sedentary behavior (SED) than those without cancer. However, the context in which SED is accrued is unknown. The purpose of this study is to examine differences in total and domain-specific SED of BCS and healthy controls. 20 BCS and 20 age-matched, healthy controls wore ActiGraph GT3X + accelerometers to measure SED and activity. Participants self-reported SED for transportation, occupational, screen time and leisure purposes. Multiple linear regressions were used to estimate differences in SED between BCS and controls. BCS spent significantly more time watching TV (152.4 vs. 60.3; p
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