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Longer TV viewing linked to faster kidney function decline in Australians
Longer daily TV viewing was linked to faster kidney function decline in a 12-year study of Australian adults.
Researchers followed more than 6,000 people, including adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
They compared participants’ reported TV time and physical activity with changes in estimated kidney function.
The link was stronger among people with type 2 diabetes, according to the study.
Possible stronger links among women and physically inactive people were less consistent in additional analyses.
The findings suggest that reducing long periods of sitting and increasing physical activity may be relevant to kidney health.
The study did not test whether changing these habits slows kidney decline, so further research is needed.
A study of more than 6,000 Australian adults linked longer daily television viewing to faster kidney function decline over 12 years.
The association was stronger among participants with type 2 diabetes.
Exploratory analyses suggested the link might also be stronger among women and physically inactive people, but those findings were less consistent in sensitivity analyses.
Researchers said the study did not test whether changing viewing or activity habits could slow kidney function decline.
The findings were published in Scientific Reports.
- Who
- Researchers studied Australian adults aged 25 and older, with and without type 2 diabetes.
- What
- Longer daily television viewing was associated with faster kidney function decline over 12 years.
- When
- The study followed participants for 12 years, from baseline in 1999/2000 to 2011/2012.
- Where
- Australia.
- Why
- Researchers examined whether type 2 diabetes status modified the long-term association between sedentary behavior and kidney function decline.
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Researchers collected baseline data from 6,220 participants.
Researchers collected five-year follow-up data from 5,626 participants.
Researchers collected 12-year follow-up data from 4,054 participants.
- Participants at baseline
- 6,220
- Follow-up period
- 12 years
- Five-year assessment
- 2004/2005
- 12-year assessment
- 2011/2012
- Physical inactivity threshold
- Less than 150 minutes of activity per week
- Study journal
- Scientific Reports