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Exposure

4 papers2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Humans4

Associations

2

Mortality

downin humans1HR 0.63

1 study

  1. Watching tv lowers the risk of mortality in humans (HR 0.63 (95 % CI: 0.55-0.72)).

    “hazard ratios of the elderly with watching TV and reading were 0.63 (95 % CI: 0.55-0.72) and 0.80 (95 % CI: 0.72-0.89), respectively.”

    Humans

    The effects of diabetes, hypertension and subsequent health control behavior on the survival of a Taiwan cohort aged over 50 years

    Preventive medicine reportsMay 11, 2024

Sedentary time

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1 study

  1. Watching tv is associated with sedentary time in humans (both p < 0.001).

    “Both men and women who spent more than 2 h watching TV daily were more likely to have high sedentary time compared to those with shorter TV viewing durations (both p < 0.001).”

    Humans> 2 h dailyn = 1,031

    Relationship between Sociodemographic and Health-Related Factors and Sedentary Time in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Taiwan

    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)Mar 8, 2024

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