Device-worn measures of sedentary time and physical activity in South Asian adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes in Metro-Vancouver, Canada.

Bushra MahmoodLindsay NettlefoldMaureen C AsheJoseph H PuyatTricia S Tang

Published in: PloS one (2022)

High sedentary time, and low MVPA indicates the need to focus health promotion efforts on shifting sedentary time into LPA while trying to increase MVPA. Future studies need to be based on larger, representative samples of South Asians.

Keyphrases

physical activity
health promotion
type diabetes
body mass index
cardiovascular disease
sleep quality
current status
cross sectional
weight loss