. 2020 Sep 3;17(1):111.

doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-01008-4.

Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review

M Mclaughlin^{1

2

3

4}, A J Atkin⁵, L Starr⁶, A Hall^{7

8}, L Wolfenden^{9

10

7

8}, R Sutherland^{9

10

7

8}, J Wiggers^{9

10

7

8}, A Ramirez¹¹, P Hallal¹¹, M Pratt¹², B M Lynch^{13

14}, K Wijndaele¹⁵; Sedentary Behaviour Council Global Monitoring Initiative Working Group

Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

Sedentary Behaviour Council Global Monitoring Initiative Working Group:
Saiful Adli, Paul A Gardiner, Ciaran B Doyle, Angela Meadows, Ruth M Mabry, Alberto Florez Pregonero, Kabir P Sadarangani, Nyssa T Hadgraft, Terry Boyle, Nicolas Aguilar Farias, Jacqueline L Mair, Siosaia F Hafoka, Gregore Iven Mielke, Selina Khoo Phaik Lin, Vienna R McLeod, Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Paul C Storning, Ing-Mari Dohrn, Falk Müller-Riemenschnieder, Lyutha Al Subhi, Anne Chu Hin Yee, Mayuri Gad, Adilson Marques, Elli Kontostoli

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
² Hunter New England Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
³ Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁴ Priority Research Centre in Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
⁶ Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
⁷ Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia.
⁸ Priority Research Centre in Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
⁹ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, Australia.
¹⁰ Hunter New England Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia.
¹¹ School of Medicine, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia.
¹² University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
¹³ Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

PMID: 32883294
PMCID: PMC7469304
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-01008-4

Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review

M Mclaughlin et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 3;17(1):111.

doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-01008-4.

Authors

Collaborators

Sedentary Behaviour Council Global Monitoring Initiative Working Group:
Saiful Adli, Paul A Gardiner, Ciaran B Doyle, Angela Meadows, Ruth M Mabry, Alberto Florez Pregonero, Kabir P Sadarangani, Nyssa T Hadgraft, Terry Boyle, Nicolas Aguilar Farias, Jacqueline L Mair, Siosaia F Hafoka, Gregore Iven Mielke, Selina Khoo Phaik Lin, Vienna R McLeod, Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Paul C Storning, Ing-Mari Dohrn, Falk Müller-Riemenschnieder, Lyutha Al Subhi, Anne Chu Hin Yee, Mayuri Gad, Adilson Marques, Elli Kontostoli

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
² Hunter New England Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
³ Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁴ Priority Research Centre in Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Matthew.Mclaughlin1@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
⁶ Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
⁷ Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia.
⁸ Priority Research Centre in Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
⁹ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, Australia.
¹⁰ Hunter New England Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia.
¹¹ School of Medicine, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia.
¹² University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
¹³ Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

PMID: 32883294
PMCID: PMC7469304
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-01008-4

Abstract

Background: Prolonged sitting time is a risk factor for chronic disease, yet recent global surveillance is not well described. The aims were to clarify: (i) the countries that have collected country-level data on self-reported sitting time; (ii) the single-item tools used to collect these data; and (iii) the duration of sitting time reported across low- to high-income countries.

Methods: Country-level data collected within the last 10 years using single-item self-report were included. The six-stage methodology: (1) reviewing Global Observatory for Physical Activity! Country Cards; (2-4) country-specific searches of PubMed, the Demographic and Health Survey website and Google; (5) analysing the Eurobarometer 88.4; and (6) country-specific searches for World Health Organization STEPwise reports.

Results: A total of 7641 records were identified and screened for eligibility. Sixty-two countries (29%) reported sitting time representing 47% of the global adult population. The majority of data were from high-income (61%) and middle income (29%) countries. The tools used were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ; n = 34), a modified IPAQ (n = 1) or the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ; n = 27). The median of mean daily sitting times was 4.7 (IQR: 3.5-5.1) hours across all countries. Higher-income countries recorded a longer duration of sitting time than lower-income countries (4.9 vs 2.7 h).

Conclusions: This study provides an updated collation of countries collecting self-reported sitting time data. The daily sitting time findings should be interpreted cautiously. Current surveillance of sitting time is limited by a lack of coverage. Measures of population sitting time that are valid, feasible and sensitive to change should be embedded within global surveillance systems, to help guide future policy, research and practice.

Trial registration: Not applicable.

Keywords: Sedentary behaviour; Sitting time; Surveillance.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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**Fig. 2**
Flowchart of the combined review process

**Fig. 3**
Geographical distribution of countries with a country-level self-report sitting time survey in the last 10 years

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