Get Up! How a Sedentary Life Can Bring on an Early Death
Diaz's results
The analysis of the data showed that higher sedentary time was correlated with early death, but there is also another factor. Not only was the amount of time sitting crucial, but the stretch of time one spent sitting played a role as well. Even if someone spent much of their day sitting, if they would get up and move regularly and frequently, they could combat their heightened risk. These risk increases were found throughout all participants, regardless of age, race, sex, BMI, or exercise levels.
Diaz gives a further explanation of the results, "We found that there wasn't a threshold or cutoff where one's risk for death dramatically increased. To give you a specific number, those who sat for more than 13 hours per day had a 2-fold (or 200%) greater risk of death compared to those who sat for less than about 11 hours per day."
