Sitting Time Reduction and Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Practical health promotion strategies for improving cardiometabolic health in older adults are needed.

Objective

To examine the efficacy of a sedentary behavior reduction intervention for reducing sitting time and improving blood pressure in older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This parallel-group randomized clinical trial was conducted in adults aged 60 to 89 years with high sitting time and body mass index of 30 to 50 from January 1, 2019, to November 31, 2022, at a health care system in Washington State.

Intervention

Participants were randomized 1:1 to the sitting reduction intervention or a healthy living attention control condition for 6 months. Intervention participants received 10 health coaching contacts, sitting reduction goals, a

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973891 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature