Association between socioeconomic status and prolonged television viewing time in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010

Abstract Background It has been pointed out that prolonged television (TV) viewing is one of the sedentary behaviors that is harmful to health; however, the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and prolonged TV viewing time has not been sufficiently investigated in Japan. Methods The study population are the participants of NIPPON DATA2010, which is a prospective cohort study of the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2010 in Japan. They were residents in 300 randomly selected areas across Japan. This study included 2752 adults. SES was classified according to the employment status, educational attainment, living status, and equivalent household expenditure (EHE). Prolonged TV viewing time was defined as more than or equal to 4 h of TV viewing per day. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association of SES with prolonged TV viewing time. Results The mean TV viewing time was 2.92 h in all participants. Of 2752 participants, 809 (29.4%) prolonged TV viewing, and the mean TV viewing time of them was 5.61 h. The mean TV viewing time in participants without prolonged TV viewing time was 1.81 h. The mean TV viewing time was prolonged as age classes increased and significantly longer in aged ≥60 years. Prolonged TV viewing time was associated with not working for all age classes and sexes. Only among women, education attainment and living status were also associated with prolonged TV viewing time. For education attainment, the lower the received years of education, the higher odds ratios (OR) of prolonged TV viewing time. For living status, in women aged <60 years, living with others had a significantly higher OR compared to living with spouse. On the other hand, in women aged ≥60 years, living alone had a significantly higher OR. EHE did not have any significant associations with prolonged TV viewing time. Conclusions In a general Japanese population, it should be noted that the association between SES and prolonged TV viewing time differed by age and sex. Particularly, it must draw attention to the prolonged TV viewing in elderly. The intervention in order to shorten TV viewing time needs to consider these attributes.

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Association between socioeconomic status and physical inactivity in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0254706 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. e0254706

Author(s):

Yuka Sumimoto ◽

Masahiko Yanagita ◽

Naomi Miyamatsu ◽

Nagako Okuda ◽

Nobuo Nishi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Educational Attainment ◽

Japanese Population ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Activity Index ◽

Adult Women ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

General Japanese Population ◽

Activity Intensity

Background Lower socioeconomic status (SES) may be related to inactivity lifestyle; however, the association between SES and physical inactivity has not been sufficiently investigated in Japan. Methods The study population is the participants of NIPPON DATA2010, which is a prospective cohort study of the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2010 in Japan. They were residents in 300 randomly selected areas across Japan. This study included 2,609 adults. Physical activity was assessed by physical activity index (PAI) calculated from activity intensity and time. The lowest tertile of PAI for each 10-year age class and sex was defined as physical inactivity. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association of SES (employment status, educational attainment, living status, and equivalent household expenditure (EHE)) with physical inactivity. Results In the distribution of PAI by age classes and sex, the highest median PAI was aged 30–39 years among men (median 38.6), aged 40–49 years among women (38.0), and median PAI was decreased with increasing age. Multivariable-adjusted model shows that not working was significantly associated with physical inactivity after adjustment for age in all age groups and sexes. Not living with spouse for adult women and elderly men was significantly associated with physical inactivity compared to those who living with spouse. However, neither educational attainment nor EHE had any significant associations with physical inactivity. Conclusions The result indicated that physical inactivity was associated with SES in a general Japanese population. SES of individuals need to be considered in order to prevent inactivity lifestyle.

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Calcium Intake and Associated Factors in a General Japanese Population: Baseline Data of NIPPON DATA80/90 and the National Nutrition Survey

Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.2188/jea.je20090224 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (Supplement_III) ◽

pp. S549-S556 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mizuka Higashiguchi ◽

Toshiyuki Onoda ◽

Tanvir Chowdhury Turin ◽

Kiyomi Sakata

Keyword(s):

Calcium Intake ◽

Japanese Population ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Baseline Data ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

General Japanese Population ◽

National Nutrition Survey

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Abstract MP92: Sedentary Behavior: Do Television-viewing and Total Time Sitting Measure the Same Component?

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.129.suppl_1.mp92 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Heather A McGrane Minton ◽

Kelly Thevenet-Morrison ◽

I. Diana Fernandez

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Television Viewing ◽

Weighted Kappa ◽

Sitting Time ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Kappa Statistics ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Tv Viewing

Background: Sedentary behaviors (SB) are activities associated with prolonged time periods of sitting, reclining, or laying down during waking hours. While the relation between SB and physical activity is complex, the common consensus is that SB is not the absence of physical activity and consists of its own determinants posing distinct health outcomes. These behaviors are of significant public health importance as the majority of Americans spend much of their days in SB and due to the increased risks of morbidity and mortality associated with SB. Adverse health outcomes associated with SB include cardiovascular disease, obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and mortality. Television-viewing time and total sitting time have both been used widely to assess time spent in SB and therefore we hypothesize that TV-viewing time and total hours sitting will have high concordance and can be used interchangeably to represent sedentary behaviors. Methods: Using a sample (n = 2858) from the Images of a Healthy Worksite study, a group-randomized control trial involving nutrition and physical activity, the current study assessed how two different tools measured time spent in SB. Tertiles were created based upon the distribution of hours sitting and hours spent TV-vewing. Weighted Kappa statistics were used to measure concordance between hours of TV-viewing and total hours of time spent sitting for the entire sample and for subgroup analyses. Results: Weighted Kappa statistics for tertiles of hours sitting and tv hours were 0.0046, indicating little agreement on the television and the sitting items. Kappa w statistics for BMI categories also showed poor agreement (obese Kappa w = 0.02, overweight Kappa w = 0.002, and healthy subjects Kappa w = 0.006. The Kappa w statistics for males and females were -0.006 and 0.02, respectively. Kappa w statistics for the intervention group (Kappa w = 0.007) and for the control group (Kappa w = 0.0005) also showed little agreement. Conclusions: These results suggest that although commonly used, using television viewing time and total time spent sitting as interchangeable markers of SB, is not a valid assumption. We propose that total time spent sitting and hours spent television-viewing represent different domains within the construct of sedentary behavior. It is important for future researchers to use measures of sedentary behavior that capture the numerous domains involved in measuring SB to allow for the most sensitive measurement of this high-risk behavior.

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Sedentary Behaviors, TV Viewing Time, and Risk of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer

JNCI Cancer Spectrum ◽

10.1093/jncics/pky073 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Long H Nguyen ◽

Po-Hong Liu ◽

Xiaobin Zheng ◽

NaNa Keum ◽

Xiaoyu Zong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Health Study ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

Young Onset ◽

Increased Risk

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed before age 50 years, or young-onset CRC, is increasing globally with undefined etiology. A sedentary lifestyle is an emerging risk factor for CRC after age 50 years, but its role in young-onset CRC is unknown. Methods We prospectively evaluated sedentary behaviors, primarily time watching television (TV), and risk of young-onset CRC among 89 278 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II ages 25–42 years at recruitment (1991–2011). We used Cox proportional hazards modelling to estimate relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Statistical tests were two-sided. Results We documented 118 young-onset CRCs over 1 262 540 person-years. Sedentary TV viewing time was statistically significantly associated with increased risk of young-onset CRC, after adjusting for putative risk factors, including obesity and physical activity. Compared to no more than 7 hours per week, women with 7.1–14 hours per week of TV time had a multivariable relative risk (RR) of 1.12 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.72 to 1.75), further increased for greater than 14 hours per week (RR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.07 to 2.67, Ptrend = .03). This association was observed among participants without a CRC family history and was more pronounced for rectal cancer (RR for >14 vs ≤7 hours per week 2.44, 95% CI = 1.03 to 5.78, Ptrend = .04). Overweight or obese participants may be more susceptible. Conclusion Independent of exercise and obesity, prolonged sedentary TV viewing time, a surrogate for a more inactive lifestyle, was associated with increased risk of young-onset CRC, particularly of the rectum. These findings provide further evidence on the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle.

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Associations between Socioeconomic Status and the Prevalence and Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in a General Japanese Population: NIPPON DATA2010

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis ◽

10.5551/jat.42531 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (7) ◽

pp. 606-620 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Naoko Fujiyoshi ◽

Hisatomi Arima ◽

Atsushi Satoh ◽

Toshiyuki Ojima ◽

Nobuo Nishi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Japanese Population ◽

General Japanese Population

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The Influence of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Walkability on TV Viewing Time

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.9.8.1074 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 1074-1079 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Patricia F. Coogan ◽

Laura F. White ◽

Stephen R. Evans ◽

Julie R. Palmer ◽

Lynn Rosenberg

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

African American ◽

African American Women ◽

Health Study ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

American Women ◽

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

Obesity And Diabetes ◽

Neighborhood Ses

Background:Influences on TV viewing time, which is associated with adverse health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes, need clarification. We assessed the relation of neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and walkability with TV viewing time in the Black Women’s Health Study, a prospective study of African American women.Methods:We created neighborhood SES and walkability scores using data from the U.S. census and other sources. We estimated odds ratios for TV viewing 5+ hours/day compared with 0–1 hours/day for quintiles of neighborhood SES and walkability scores.Results:Neighborhood SES was inversely associated with TV viewing time. The odds ratio for watching 5+ hours/day in the highest compared with the lowest quintile of neighborhood SES was 0.66 (95% CI 0.54–0.81). Neighborhood walkability was not associated with TV viewing time.Conclusions:Neighborhood SES should be considered in devising strategies to combat the high levels of sedentariness prevalent in African American women.

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Differing Context-Specific Sedentary Behaviors in Australian Adults with Higher and Lower Diabetes Risk

10.21203/rs.3.rs-71442/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ashleigh R Homer ◽

Neville Owen ◽

Parneet Sethi ◽

Bronwyn K Clark ◽

Genevieve N. Healy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fasting Glucose ◽

Diabetes Risk ◽

Sitting Time ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

Working Adults ◽

Context Specific ◽

Watching Tv

Abstract Time spent sitting in different settings can pose different risks to health. In Australian adults either with higher and lower diabetes risk, this study examined the differing compositions of self-reported sitting time accumulated in five contexts (occupational, transport, TV viewing, leisure computer-use and other). Participants (n = 3927; 60 ± 11 years; 45% male) were from the 2011–2012 assessment wave of the AusDiab study. The relative compositions of self-reported context-specific sedentary behaviors to total sitting time were compared between those with and without previously undiagnosed dysglycaemia (impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance or newly diagnosed T2D), in working (323 with, 1646 without; 5-part composition) and non-working (433, 1525; 4-part composition) adults. For working adults, compared to those without dysglycaemia, those with undiagnosed dysglycemia spent the same proportion of time sitting at work, 3% more time sitting during transport, 9% more time sitting watching TV, 2% less time sitting using a computer for leisure, and 9% less time sitting during other activities. For non-working adults, compared to those without, those with dysglycemia spent 26% less time sitting during transport, 9% more time sitting while watching TV, 29% less time sitting using a computer for leisure, and 5% more time sitting during other activities. In addition to addressing overall sitting time, those with higher levels of diabetes risk may benefit from targeted reductions in context-specific sedentary behaviors, particularly TV viewing time. These findings also provide a case in point with potential relevance for other health problems associated with sedentary behavior.

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Assessment of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors among First-Year Medical, Dentistry and Health Sciences Students in Turkey

Medicine & Health ◽

10.17576/mh.2021.1602.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 110-123

Author(s):

Hatice İkiışık ◽

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Risky Behaviors ◽

First Year ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

The Mean

This cross-sectional study, in which the first-year findings of a prospective followup study were presented, was conducted with 356 students enrolled in the firstyear of three faculties at a state university in Istanbul between November 1st and December 31st, 2019. With this study, it was aimed to evaluate the changes in certain healthy lifestyle behaviors, risky behaviors and depression levels of students enrolled at the different faculties of a public university in Istanbul during their university life. The data were obtained through a questionnaire of 65 questions, and the Beck Depression Inventory, which consisted of 21 questions. They were administered under supervision by providing preliminary information to the students. The mean body mass index, mean systolic blood pressure and mean diastolic blood pressure values of the students were 23.23 + 4.1, 108.97 + 15.21 and 66.98 + 10.08, respectively. The mean daily sleep time was 6.77 + 1.21 hours, the mean TV viewing time was 0.77 + 1.13 hours, and the mean time they spent with a smartphone, tablet or computer was 3.67 + 2.50 hours. Among the students, 37.07% were smokers, 26.12% consumed alcohol, and 4.77% used addictive substances. Of the students, 31.46% considered themselves at risk for depression. At the universities, there is a need for the implementation of health promotion programs focusing on promoting physical activity and healthy nutrition and reducing risky behaviors. In addition, these programs should be strengthened with the trainings on changing behaviors.

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Physical Activity, Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior and Physical Fitness in Chinese Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Pediatrics ◽

10.3389/fped.2021.722079 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaosheng Dong ◽

Lijie Ding ◽

Rui Zhang ◽

Meng Ding ◽

Baozhen Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Viewing Time ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adolescent Risk

Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between screen-based sedentary behavior, physical activity and physical fitness among Chinese adolescents.Methods: This study randomly selected adolescents from 10 administrative districts in Shandong, China. The data gathering tools for demographic and other characteristics (gender, age, body mass index and socioeconomic status), PA (PAQ-A) and screen-based sedentary behavior (YRBSS) and physical fitness (NSPFH 2014) were utilized in this study. Statistical analysis was performed by T-test, chi-square test and multiple linear regression.Results: 10,002 adolescents (14.39 years ± 1.79) participated in the study. The results demonstrated that BMI and high TV viewing time had a significant negative correlation with physical fitness, but there was no association between the amount of time spent playing computer/video games and physical fitness among adolescents. High SES and physical activity in leisure time five or more times per week were significantly associated with most dimensions of physical fitness.Conclusions: the results suggest that we not only need to focus on adolescent risk behavior associated with low socioeconomic status and obesity, but also enforce physical activity and reduce sedentary television-watching behavior, which will be crucial pathways and strategies to improve the physical fitness of Chinese adolescents.

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