Stelmach Marian Jan, Baj-Korpak Joanna, Niźnikowska Ewelina Anna, Bergier Barbara, Bergier Michał, Tomczyszyn Dorota, Rocha Paulo
Department of Tourism and Recreation, Faculty of Health Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Poland.
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Poland.
Front Public Health. 2025 Jul 22;13:1588908. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588908. eCollection 2025.
Research on sedentary behaviors in the Polish population using objective methods, such as accelerometry, remains limited. These behaviors, defined as time spent on passive activities or minimal physical effort, require further investigation. This study aimed to identify socio-demographic and health-related correlates of sedentary behaviors in a cohort of adults from eastern Poland.
A total of 173 adults from eastern Poland participated in the study. Socio-demographic data were collected using the EHIS (wave 3) questionnaire. Movement behaviors were monitored for 7 days using a triaxial accelerometer. Statistical analyses focused on the prevalence of sedentary behaviors (SB) and correlations for qualitative and quantitative variables for two- and multiple-group comparisons. The final stage involved regression models explaining SB and step count per day.
Participants spent an average of 8 h and 34 min per day in sedentary behaviors, with a mean daily step count exceeding 8,000. Self-rated health, gender, employment status, and marital status were the strongest correlates of sedentary behavior. Linear regression analysis showed that in the case of step count per day, employment status is a statistically significant predictor explaining 11.8% of the variance.
The obtained findings underscore the necessity for further research to explore the causal relationships of the prevalence of sedentary behaviors, particularly among socially and professionally excluded individuals.
使用诸如加速度计等客观方法对波兰人群久坐行为的研究仍然有限。这些行为被定义为花费在被动活动或极少体力活动上的时间，需要进一步研究。本研究旨在确定波兰东部一组成年人久坐行为的社会人口学和健康相关影响因素。
共有173名来自波兰东部的成年人参与了该研究。使用EHIS（第3波）问卷收集社会人口学数据。使用三轴加速度计对运动行为进行7天的监测。统计分析重点关注久坐行为（SB）的患病率以及两组和多组比较中定性和定量变量的相关性。最后阶段涉及解释SB和每日步数的回归模型。
参与者每天平均花费8小时34分钟进行久坐行为，平均每日步数超过8000步。自我评估的健康状况、性别、就业状况和婚姻状况是久坐行为的最强相关因素。线性回归分析表明，就每日步数而言，就业状况是一个具有统计学意义的预测因素，可解释11.8%的方差。
所得结果强调有必要进一步开展研究，以探索久坐行为患病率的因果关系，特别是在社会和职业上被排斥的个体中。
