| Title |
|
Blood Pressure Response to Interrupting Workplace Sitting Time With Non-Exercise Physical Activity: Results of a 12-Month Cohort Study |
|
|
| Publication Date |
|
| Author(s) |
|
| Type of document |
|
| Language |
|
| Entity Type |
|
| Publisher |
|
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
|
|
| Place of publication |
|
| DOI |
|
10.1097/JOM.0000000000001377 |
|
|
| UNE publication id |
|
| Abstract |
Objective: To evaluate the blood pressure (BP) effects of a yearlong e-health solution designed to interrupt prolonged occupational sitting time. Methods: BP data of 228 desk-based employees (45.1 ± 10.5 years) were analyzed at baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Results: Systolic BP significantly reduced from baseline for the first 9 months (1.0 to 3.4 mmHg; P < 0.01) while diastolic and mean arterial pressure decreased for the full 12-months (4 to 5 mmHg for diastolic pressure and 3.6 to 4.2 mmHg for MAP; all P < 0.01). Participants used the e-health solution 5.5 ± 2.0 times/day in the first 3 months which reduced to 4.2 ± 2.5 times/day by the end of the study (P < 0.05). Conclusions: An e-health solution designed to increase non-exercise physical activity by interrupting sitting time in the workplace is feasible and produced long-term reductions in blood pressure. |
|
|
| Link |
|
| Citation |
|
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(9), p. 769-774 |
|
|
| ISSN |
|
| Pubmed ID |
|
| Start page |
|
| End page |
|
| Rights |
|
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
|
|