Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modifies the relationship between sedentary time and sarcopenia: the Tromsø Study 2015-2016.
Jonas JohanssonBente MorsethDavid ScottBjørn Heine StrandLaila A HopstockSameline GrimsgaardPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)
Older adults who achieve moderate amounts of MVPA have reduced odds for probable sarcopenia, even when they have high sedentary time. Those with low sedentary time did not have reduced odds for probable sarcopenia when they also had low amounts of MVPA. These findings need confirmation in longitudinal studies but suggest that interventions for preventing sarcopenia should prioritize increasing MVPA over reducing sedentary behaviour.