Mohammad A Alahmadi, Khalid H Almasoud, Amani H Aljahani, Naweed S Alzaman, Omar M Al-Nozha, Osama M Alahmadi, Rola A Jalloun, Eman M Alfadhli, Jomana M Alahmadi, Areeg A Zuair, Naif S Alzahrani, Ahmed A Alahmdi, Mansour A Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A Aldayel, Sulaiman O Aljaloud, Obead M Alharbi, Anwar Al-Nuaim, Shokrya S Alshqaq, Basim S Alsaedi, Afaf Alrashidi, Osama A Alamri, Abdulwahed S Alshaikhi, Fahad J Al-Thumali, Khaled A Alshdokhi, Abdulmohsen Bin Awn, Ali Abdullah Jifri, Osama Aljuhani, Khalid S Aljaloud, Munirah Fayez Al-Mudarra, Mohammed G A Ansari, Nasser M Al-Daghri
BACKGROUND: A considerable body of research has demonstrated that reducing sitting time benefits health. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the prevalence of sedentary behavior (SB) and its patterns. METHODS: A total of 6975 university students (49.1% female) were chosen randomly to participate in a face-to-face interview. The original English version of the sedentary behavior questionnaire (SBQ) was previously translated into Arabic. Then, the validated Arabic version of the SBQ was used to assess SB...
February 26, 2024: BMC Public Health