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Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals.

American journal of public health ·Vol. 86 ·No. 1 ·1996-01-00 ·Pages 25-30

Ching PL, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Colditz GA, Gortmaker SL, Stampfer MJ

Abstract

This study undertook to examine relationships between nonsedentary activity level, time spent watching television (TV)/videocassette recorder (VCR), and risk of overweight among men. Men participating in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study were mailed surveys. Cross-sectional analyses examined the prevalence and odds of being overweight, prospective analyses determined cumulative incidence rates and relative risks of becoming overweight over 2 years of follow-up. Cross-sectionally, odds of being overweight were 50% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 45%; 55%) lower for men in the highest quintile of nonsedentary activity level when compared with men in the lowest quintile. Among men watching 41 or more hours of TV/VCR per week, the odds of being overweight were 406 (95% CI = 2.67, 6.17) times greater than those for men watching no more than 1 hour per week. Prospectively, higher levels is of nonsedentary activity and lower levels of TV/VCR viewing were independently associated with lower relative risks for becoming overweight between survey years. Both a lack of nonsedentary activity and time spent watching TV/VCR contribute to the development of overweight in men. Sedentary and nonsedentary activities represent separate domains, each with independent risks for overweight.

MeSH Terms
Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Follow-Up Studies Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Motor Activity Obesity/epidemiology Odds Ratio Prevalence Prospective Studies Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires United States/epidemiology
Authors & Affiliations
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Ching P L
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass., USA.
Willett W C
Rimm E B
Colditz G A
Gortmaker S L
Stampfer M J
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Article Info
Journal
American journal of public health
Abbr.
Am J Public Health
ISSN
0090-0036
DOI
10.2105/ajph.86.1.25
Published
1996-01-00
Pages
25-30
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
1254074
PMCID
PMC1380355
Subset
IM
Grants
NCI NIH HHS · CA 55075 · United States
NHLBI NIH HHS · HL 35464 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.1.25 PMC Full Text View journal details
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