Correlates of objectively measured sedentary to light intensity activity among young adults

Abstract

Introduction: The growing evidence of the independent associations of sedentary behavior to health has drawn attention to the potential of developing policies and interventions focusing on reducing sedentary time. These programs should focus on known correlates of sedentary behavior specifically rather than correlates of MVPA. Thus, our objective was to determine correlates of sedentary to light intensity activity (<3.0 METs) in young adults through the examination of demographic and psychological variables.