Pyky Riitta, Jauho Anna-Maiju, Ahola Riikka, Ikäheimo Tiina M, Koivumaa-Honkanen Heli, Mäntysaari Matti, Jämsä Timo, Korpelainen Raija
Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute, Albertinkatu 18A, P. O. Box 365, 90100, Oulu, Finland.
Center for Life Course Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
BMC Public Health. 2015 Nov 23;15:1164. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2495-6.
Sedentary behavior is associated with poor well-being in youth with adverse trajectories spanning to adulthood. Still, its determinants are poorly known. Our aim was to profile sedentary and non-sedentary young men and to clarify their differences in a population-based setting.
A total of 616 men (mean age 17.9, SD 0.6) attending compulsory conscription for military service completed a questionnaire on health, health behavior, socioeconomic situation and media use. They underwent a physical (body composition, muscle and aerobic fitness) and medical examination. Profiles were formed by principal component analysis (PCA).
A total of 30.1 % men were sedentary (daily leisure-time sitting ≥5 h) and 28.9 % non-sedentary (sitting ≤2 h). The sedentary men had more body fat, more depressive symptoms, but lower fitness and life satisfaction than non-sedentary men. However, according to PCA, profiles of unhealthy eating, life-dissatisfaction, and gaming were detected both among sedentary and non-sedentary men, as well as high self-rated PA and motives to exercise.
Determinants of sedentary and non-sedentary lifestyles were multiple and partially overlapping. Recognizing individual patterns and underlying factors of the sedentary lifestyle is essential for tailored health promotion and interventions.
久坐行为与年轻人的健康状况不佳有关，其不良影响会延续至成年期。然而，其决定因素却鲜为人知。我们的目的是描绘久坐和非久坐青年男性的特征，并在基于人群的环境中阐明他们之间的差异。
共有616名参加义务兵役制的男性（平均年龄17.9岁，标准差0.6）完成了一份关于健康、健康行为、社会经济状况和媒体使用情况的问卷。他们接受了身体检查（身体成分、肌肉和有氧适能）和医学检查。通过主成分分析（PCA）形成特征。
共有30.1%的男性久坐不动（每天休闲时间坐姿≥5小时），28.9%的男性非久坐（坐姿≤2小时）。与非久坐男性相比，久坐男性体脂更多，抑郁症状更多，但适能和生活满意度更低。然而，根据主成分分析，在久坐和非久坐男性中均检测到不健康饮食、生活不满和游戏等特征，以及较高的自我报告身体活动水平和锻炼动机。
久坐和非久坐生活方式的决定因素是多方面的，且部分重叠。认识到久坐生活方式的个体模式和潜在因素对于量身定制的健康促进和干预措施至关重要。
