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. 2010 Dec;85(12):1138-41.
doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0444.

Sedentary behavior: emerging evidence for a new health risk

Neville Owen  1 , Phillip B Sparling, Geneviève N Healy, David W Dunstan, Charles E Matthews
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Sedentary behavior: emerging evidence for a new health risk

Neville Owen et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec.
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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Quartiles of sedentary time. Based on 1 week of accelerometer data in 1712 adults, these stacked column graphs show the allocation of waking hours spent sedentary, in light activity, and in exercise, from the lower to the upper quartile of overall sedentary time. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2.
Daily activity patterns. Three different activity patterns are illustrated using cluster heat maps derived from accelerometer data (counts/min): the “exerciser” profile, the “sedentary” profile, and the “active” profile. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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