Patterns of Sedentary Time in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Youth

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2020-12-22Author
Bejarano, Carolina M.
Gallo, Linda C.
Castanñeda, Sheila F.
Garcia, Melawhy L.
Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela
Perreira, Krista M.
Isasi, Carmen R.
Daviglus, Martha
Van Horn, Linda
Delamater, Alan M.
Savin, Kimberly L.
Cai, Jianwen
Carlson, Jordan A.
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Human Kinetics
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
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Background: Total sedentary time and prolonged sedentary patterns can negatively impact health. This study investigated rates of various sedentary pattern variables in Hispanic/Latino youth. Methods: Participants were 956 youths (50.9% female) in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Youth, a population-based cohort study of Hispanic/Latino 8- to 16-year-olds from 4 geographic regions in the United States (2012–2014). Total sedentary time and 10 sedentary pattern variables were measured through 1 week of accelerometer wear. Differences were examined by sociodemographic characteristics, geographic location, weekdays versus weekends, and season. Results: On average, youth were sedentary during 67.3% of their accelerometer wear time, spent 24.2% engaged in 10- to 29-minute sedentary bouts, and 7.2% in ≥60-minute bouts. 8- to 12-year-olds had more favorable sedentary patterns (less time in extended bouts and more breaks) than 13- to 16-year-olds across all sedentary variables. Sedentary patterns also differed by Hispanic/Latino background, with few differences across sex, household income, season, and place of birth, and none between weekdays versus weekends. Conclusions: Variables representing prolonged sedentary time were high among Hispanic/Latino youth. Adolescents in this group appear to be at especially high risk for unhealthy sedentary patterns. Population-based efforts are needed to prevent youth from engaging in increasingly prolonged sedentary patterns.
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Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2020, 18(1), 61-69, https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0135. © Human Kinetics, Inc.
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Bejarano, C. M., Gallo, L. C., Castañeda, S. F., Garcia, M. L., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Perreira, K. M., Isasi, C. R., Daviglus, M., Van Horn, L., Delamater, A. M., Savin, K. L., Cai, J., & Carlson, J. A. (2021). Patterns of Sedentary Time in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Youth. Journal of physical activity & health, 18(1), 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0135
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