BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) – A joint global study has found that long sitting time is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and major cardiovascular disease.
The association of sitting hours with mortality and cardiovascular events was most pronounced in low- and middle-income countries, according to results published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Simon Fraser University in Canada conducted this cohort study with more than 100,000 participants between the ages of 35 and 70 from 21 countries, with a mean follow-up of 11.1 years.
The results found that the risk of mortality and major cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure, among participants who sat for six to eight hours a day increased by 12 and 13 percent, compared to those who sat for less than four. hours a day.
People who sat for more than eight hours witnessed a 20% increase in risk.
According to the study, decreasing sedentary time along with increasing physical activity will likely be an important strategy to reduce the risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease. Enditem