Association of Sedentary Time with Mortality Independent of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity

Annemarie Koster; Paolo Caserotti; Kushang V. Patel; Charles E. Matthews; David Berrigan; Dane R. Van Domelen; Robert J. Brychta; Kong Y. Chen; Tamara B. Harris

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037696

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Association of Sedentary Time with Mortality Independent of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity

Annemarie Koster ,

* E-mail: a.koster@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliations National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Social Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paolo Caserotti,

Affiliations National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Kushang V. Patel,

Affiliation National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Charles E. Matthews,

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Nutritional Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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David Berrigan,

Affiliation Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Dane R. Van Domelen,

Affiliation National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert J. Brychta,

Affiliation National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Kong Y. Chen,

Affiliation National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Tamara B. Harris

Affiliation National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Association of Sedentary Time with Mortality Independent of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity

Annemarie Koster,
Paolo Caserotti,
Kushang V. Patel,
Charles E. Matthews,
David Berrigan,
Dane R. Van Domelen,
Robert J. Brychta,
Kong Y. Chen,
Tamara B. Harris

Published: June 13, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037696

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