Objectively measured light-intensity lifestyle activity and sedentary time are independently associated with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study of Japanese adults

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Demographics	Mean ± SD or %
N	483
Sex (men, %)	37.1
Age (years)	47.9 ± 9.0
30-39 years (%)	22.2
40-49 years (%)	33.5
50+ years (%)	44.3
BMI (kg/m²)	25.6 ± 4.0
Obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m², %)	51.3
*Physical activity parameters*
Sedentary time (h/day)	4.6 ± 1.8
Light-intensity activity (METs-h/day)	12.8 ± 3.6
MVPA (METs-h/day)	3.6 ± 1.5
*Percentage of subject with*
MetS	23.2
Abdominal obesity	52.3
Hypertension	50.1
Hyperglycemia	22.8
Dyslipidemia	21.5
Calorie intake (kcal/day)	1983.2 ± 310.6
Smoker (%)	11.6

BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent; MVPA, moderate–vigorous intensity physical activity; MetS, metabolic syndrome; Abdominal obesity: waist circumference ≥ 85 cm in men, ≥ 90 cm in women; hypertension: systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg; hyperglycemia: blood glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL; dyslipidemia: triglyceride ≥ 150 mg/dL and/or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level < 40 mg/dL.

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