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Heritability of objectively assessed and self-reported sedentary behavior.
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports - 1 Jul 2020
Schutte Nienke M, Huppertz Charlotte, Doornweerd Stieneke, Bartels Meike, de Geus Eco J C, van der Ploeg Hidde P
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the sources of the large individual differences in sedentary behavior is of great importance as this behavior is associated with pre-mature mortality and non-communicable diseases. Here, we report on the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the variation in objectively assessed (accelerometer) sedentary behavior and self-reported sitting and their shared genetic basis. In addition,...
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