Sedentary behaviour epidemiology / edited by Michael F. Leitzmann, Carmen Jochem and Daniela Schmid,

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Series: Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public HealthPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.Description: xv, 650 pages : ill. 24 cmISBN:

9783319615509

Subject(s):

Epidemiology

DDC classification:

23 613 Se27

Contents:

Introduction to Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology -- Measurement of Sedentary Behaviour in Population Studies -- Analysis and Interpretation of Sedentary Behaviour Data -- The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour -- Physiologic Responses to Sedentary Behaviour -- Sedentary Behaviour and Adiposity -- Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) and Adiposity -- Sedentary Behaviour, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome -- Sedentary Behaviour and Cardiovascular Disease -- Sedentary Behaviour and Cancer -- Sedentary Behaviour and Depression -- Sedentary Behaviour and Psychosocial Health across the Life Course.Sedentary Behaviour and Aging -- Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality -- Models for Understanding Sedentary Behaviour -- Sedentary Behaviour at the Individual Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions -- Specific Interventions Targeting Sedentary Behaviour in Children and Adolescents -- Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting -- Approaches to Decrease Sedentary Behaviour Among the Elderly -- Interventions Directed at Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Persons with Pre-existing Disease or Disability -- Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Overweight and Obese People -- Programs Targeting Sedentary Behaviour Among Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants -- Sedentary Behaviour at the Community Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions -- Sedentary Behaviour and the Social and Physical Environment -- Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level -- Dynamics of Sedentary Behaviours and Systems-Based Approach: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Life Course Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviours -- Genetics of Sedentariness -- Limitations in Sedentary Behaviour Research and Future Research Needs.

Summary: Building on the contributions of leading experts in the field, this book presents current knowledge about sedentary behaviour, its medical and public health significance, its correlates and determinants, measurement techniques, and recommendations for addressing this behaviour at the individual, community, environmental, and policy level.

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Introduction to Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology --
Measurement of Sedentary Behaviour in Population Studies --
Analysis and Interpretation of Sedentary Behaviour Data --
The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour --
Physiologic Responses to Sedentary Behaviour --
Sedentary Behaviour and Adiposity --
Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) and Adiposity --
Sedentary Behaviour, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome --
Sedentary Behaviour and Cardiovascular Disease --
Sedentary Behaviour and Cancer --
Sedentary Behaviour and Depression --
Sedentary Behaviour and Psychosocial Health across the Life Course.Sedentary Behaviour and Aging --
Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality --
Models for Understanding Sedentary Behaviour --
Sedentary Behaviour at the Individual Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions --
Specific Interventions Targeting Sedentary Behaviour in Children and Adolescents --
Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting --
Approaches to Decrease Sedentary Behaviour Among the Elderly --
Interventions Directed at Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Persons with Pre-existing Disease or Disability --
Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Overweight and Obese People --
Programs Targeting Sedentary Behaviour Among Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants --
Sedentary Behaviour at the Community Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions --
Sedentary Behaviour and the Social and Physical Environment --
Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level --
Dynamics of Sedentary Behaviours and Systems-Based Approach: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Life Course Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviours --
Genetics of Sedentariness --
Limitations in Sedentary Behaviour Research and Future Research Needs.

Building on the contributions of leading experts in the field, this book presents current knowledge about sedentary behaviour, its medical and public health significance, its correlates and determinants, measurement techniques, and recommendations for addressing this behaviour at the individual, community, environmental, and policy level.

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