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Casey Mainsbridge1, Kiran Ahuja, Andrew Williams
1Active Work Laboratory, College of Arts, Law and Education (Dr Mainsbridge, Dr Pedersen); School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine (Dr Ahuja, Dr Williams, Dr Bird), University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania; George Frederick Strong Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (Dr Bird), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and Faculty of Education and Arts (Dr Cooley), Federation University, Victoria, Australia.
Objective:
To evaluate the blood pressure (BP) effects of a yearlong e-health solution designed to interrupt prolonged occupational sitting time.
Methods:
BP data of 228 desk-based employees (45.1 ± 10.5 years) were analyzed at baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
Results:
Systolic BP significantly reduced from baseline for the first 9 months (1.0 to 3.4 mmHg; P < 0.01) while diastolic and mean arterial pressure decreased for the full 12-months (4 to 5 mmHg for diastolic pressure and 3.6 to 4.2 mmHg for MAP; all P < 0.01).Participants used the e-health solution 5.5 ± 2.0 times/day in the first 3 months which reduced to 4.2 ± 2.5 times/day by the end of the study (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
An e-health solution designed to increase non-exercise physical activity by interrupting sitting time in the workplace is feasible and produced long-term reductions in blood pressure.
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