AN 3203 STANDING & MOVING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Is sitting is the new smoking? - ANSWER Sitting Time and All-Cause
Mortality Risk in 222 497 Australian Adults.
Van der Ploeg et al. 2012 - CONCLUSIONS:
Conclusions Prolonged sitting is a risk factor for all-cause __________,
__________ of physical activity.
Public health programs should focus on __________ sitting time in
addition to increasing __________ __________ levels.
__________, not __________ - ANSWER Conclusions Prolonged
sitting is a risk factor for all-cause mortality, independent of physical
activity.
Public health programs should focus on reducing sitting time in addition
to increasing physical activity levels.
Association, not cause
Ekelund et al. 2020. Joint associations of accelerometer measured
physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a
harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older
individuals:
-__________ people, followed __________ years, __________ deaths
(7.8% mortality rate)
-average sedentary time: _____ to _____ hrs/d
-Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) = _____ min/d to _____
min/d
-Risk of death increased with lower __________ and greater
__________ time.
,-About _____-_____ min of MVPA per day attenuated the association
between sedentary time and risk of death, which is __________ than
previous estimates - ANSWER -44 370 people, followed 4-14.5 years,
3451 deaths (7.8% mortality rate)
-average sedentary time: 8.5 to 10.5 hrs/d
-Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) = 8 min/d to 35 min/d
-Risk of death increased with lower MVPA and greater sedentary time.
-About 30-40 min of MVPA per day attenuated the association between
sedentary time and risk of death, which is lower than previous estimates
List 4 negative consequences on your health with prolonged sitting -
ANSWER -Increased prevalence of low back pain
-Overall discomfort
-Heart diseases
-Type-II diabetes
Children & Sitting Kelly Starrett:
-Kaiser Foundation child survey (8-18) avg: _____ hrs/d _____ _____
time, regardless of socioeconomic status
-Add _____-_____ hrs sitting: school, cars, eating, and homework.
-Kids spend _____-_____ hrs/day (_____% of waking hours!) in
sedentary pursuits.
-Only _____ in _____ children (age 6 to 15) meets 2008 US Physical
Activity Guidelines (at least 60 min. MVPA per day) - ANSWER -Kaiser
Foundation child survey (8-18) avg: 7.5 hrs/d sitting screen time,
regardless of socioeconomic status
-Add 4-6 hrs sitting: school, cars, eating, and homework.
-Kids spend 10-14 hrs/day (85% of waking hours!) in sedentary pursuits.
, -Only 1 in 4 children (age 6 to 15) meets 2008 US Physical Activity
Guidelines (at least 60 min. MVPA per day)
Gupta et al 2015:
up to _____ days of work & leisure sitting time compared to reported
LBP. (wore accelerometers)
Found _____ _____. between _____ time and _____ intensity.
Similar to sit time and neck/shoulder pain found by Hallman 2013. -
ANSWER up to 4 days of work & leisure sitting time compared to
reported LBP. (wore accelerometers)
Found positive assoc. between sit time and LBP intensity.
Similar to sit time and neck/shoulder pain found by Hallman 2013.
Lagersted-Olsen et al 2014:
found people _____ how much time they actually spend sitting
Average estimation off by _____ hours and _____ min/day of leisure. -
ANSWER found people underestimate how much time they actually
spend sitting
Average estimation off by 2 hours and 24 min/day of leisure.
Pronk, Katz, Lowry, & Payfer, 2012:
When _____-_____ devices were implemented as part of a global
corporate health and well-being program, they resulted in a reduction of
sedentary time by _____ min per day - ANSWER When sit-stand
devices were implemented as part of a global corporate health and well-
being program, they resulted in a reduction of sedentary time by 66 min
per day
Pronk et al., 2012:
This reduction in sedentary exposure translated to a _____% reduction
in upper-back and neck pain compared seated work scores prior to
intervention - ANSWER This reduction in sedentary exposure
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