Sedentary behaviour surveillance in Canada: trends, challenges and lessons learned.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Historical changes in the nature of sedentary activities have been observed in other countries, but it is not clear if similar trends exist in Canada. It is also unclear how changes in the measurement of sedentary behaviour affects national estimates. Our objective is to document all sources and measures of sedentary behaviour from Canadian, nationally representative surveys, and report on selected estimates of time spent in sedentary activities. Lessons learned can benefit the wider international surveillance community. METHODS:We describe and document all data sources of sedentary behaviour at the national level in Canada, and report on selected prevalence data from repeated cross-sectional surveys. We summarize amounts of total device-assessed sedentary time and self-reported

SUBMITTER: Prince SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063715 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature