Associations of Domain-Specific Physical Activity With Leisure-Time Sedentary Behaviors in Chinese Professionals
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Xiaorong Chen1, Gangqiang Ding, Zhong Dong
1National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention (Dr Chen, Yan, and Chen), National Institute for Nutrition and Health, China CDC (Dr Ding); Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control (Dong); Zhejiang Center for Diseases Prevention and Control (Dr Zhang); and National Institute for Nutrition and Health, China CDC (Dr Zhao).
Objective:
To understand the association of domain-specific physical activity (PA) with leisure-time sedentary behavior (LTSB) among Chinese professionals.
Methods:
Totally, 3326 workers aged 35 to 64 years old from Beijing city and Zhejiang province were asked information on domain-specific PA with a revised Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). The association of domain-specific PA with LTSB-lifestyle (≥4 hours/day spent on LTSB) was examined with a binary logistic regression model.
Results:
Compared with sedentary occupational activity (OA), light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity OA were respectively associated with 55.3% (ORs, 0.447; 95%CI, 0.378 to 0.529), 63.5% (ORs, 0.365; 95%CI, 0.285 to 0.468), and 77.1% (ORs, 0.229; 95%CI, 0.126 to 0.417) less the odds of having LTSB-lifestyle. Those performing domestic activity (DA) are greater than and equal to 19.6 MET-hours/week had 30.1% (ORs, 0.699; 95%CI, 0.576 to 0.848) less the odds.
Conclusions:
Both non-sedentary occupations and DA were negatively associated with LTSB-lifestyle in these professionals.
