Hyo Sung Cha, Sook Ja Yang
The Longitudinal Mediating Effects of Perceived Parental Neglect on Changes in Korean Adolescents' Life Satisfaction by Gender
Asian nursing research
unhealthful dietary patterns consistently associated low levels physical activity pa studies dedicated sedentary behavior sb scarce especially adults studies investigated association sb dietary patterns focused mostly specific types sb tvwatching screen time sb accumulated distinct domains ie work transport leisuretime thus key investigate depth impact different domains sb eatingrelated indicators aimed investigate associations different sb domains eatingrelated indicators sample adults crosssectional data students teachers staff portuguese university collected november2021 anonymous online survey data analyses performed using ibm spss software version 280 included descriptive statistics partial correlations group comparisons using oneway anova daily average sb workstudy transport leisuretime selfreported eatingrelated indicators measured several items mediterranean diet score specific eatingrelated behaviors reflecting protective eating pattern eg eating breakfast regularly eating behavior traits eg external eating also assessed body mass index bmi calculated weight kgheightm2 international physical activity questionnaireshortform used assess pa sample included 301 adults 601 women mean age 345 years overall leisuretime sb inversely associated adherence mediterranean diet r 020 p 0001 protective eating profile r 031 p 0001 higher transport sb also related lower adherence mediterranean diet r 020 p 0001 unhealthier eating profile r 022 p 0001 associations found workrelated sb p 005 results persisted adjustment bmi sex selfreported pa results impacted age tertile findings suggest adults higher levels sb leisuretime transport domains tend report less healthy eatingrelated behaviors irrespective bmi sex pa level however differences associations found according age tertile information may assist public health authorities focusing efforts augmenting literacy sb namely sb accumulated via different settings furthermore public health literacy efforts need extend besides known deleterious effects sb health eg diabetes cardiovascular disease also include interplay eating indicators strategies reduce sb unhealthy eating particularly focused promoting physically active forms commuting reducing sb leisure setting