Validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese office workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As sedentary behavior is a global health issue, there is a need for methods of self-reported sitting assessment. The accuracy and reliability of these methods should also be tested in various populations and different cultural contexts. This study examined the validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese subgroups.

Methods

Two cohort groups of office-based workers (58.6% female, age range 22-67 years) participated: a Finnish group (FIN, n = 34) and a Chinese group (CHI, n = 36). Long-term (past 3-month sitting) and short-term (daily sitting assessed on 5 consecutive days) single-item measures were used to assess self-reported occupational sitting time. Values from each participant were compared to objectively meas

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7411120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature