Leisure-Time Sedentary Behavior and Obesity Among 116,762 Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years from 41 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Garcia Ashdown-FranksDavy VancampfortJoseph FirthNicola VeroneseSarah E JacksonLee SmithBrendon StubbsAi KoyanagiPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
Being sedentary for ≥ 3 h/d is associated with increased odds of obesity in adolescence. Future longitudinal data are required to confirm these findings and to inform interventions targeting SB among adolescents in LMICs, thereby reducing the prevalence of obesity.