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Researchers looked into the sitting patterns of almost 5,500 middle-aged Australian women over a 12 year period. NHMRC Research Fellow Dr. Paul Gardiner, from UQ’s Centre for Health Services Research, said women were more at risk than men. Women who had high levels of sitting – about ten hours a day were more at risk of becoming frail.
Those with consistently less sitting time had a lower risk of developing problems. Sitting for more than 5 hours per day is classified as medium level of sitting, while sitting for more than 3 hours is a low level. Frailty increases the risk of sicknesses, diseases and premature death. Sitting for too long could be reversed by regular physical activities.
Participants who decreased their sitting time by approximately two hours per day reduced their risk of vulnerability. Sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of diabetes, cancers and other terminal diseases. Women should limit their sitting time to low or medium levels.
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