Associations Between Television Viewing and Adiposity Among South Asians.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Sedentary behaviors related to television (TV) viewing are associated with adiposity; however, few investigations have focused on South Asians, an ethnicity particularly vulnerable to metabolic perturbations. This study examined the relationships between TV viewing and adiposity in a cohort of middle-aged and older South Asians. METHOD:Data were obtained from Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study (N = 906; mean age [standard deviation] = 55 [9.4] years, 46% women). TV viewing hours per week was assessed through questionnaire and classified into tertiles for analysis. Multivariate linear regression models were used to examine the associations between TV viewing and measures of adiposity and body composition including body mass index (BMI), w

SUBMITTER: Jin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature