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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Bariatric Patients Long-Term Post-Surgery

Obesity Surgery volume 25, pages 1073–1077 (2015)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

To measure sedentary behaviors and physical activity using accelerometry in participants who have undergone bariatric surgery 8.87 ± 3.78 years earlier and to compare these results with established guidelines.

Methods

Participants’ weight and height were measured, an ActivPAL™3 accelerometer and sleeping journal were used to determine day sedentary time, transitions from sitting to standing, as well as steps/day, and participants were asked to indicate if they felt that they were currently less, the same, or more active than before surgery.

Results

Participants averaged 48 ± 15 transitions/day, 6375 ± 2690 steps/day, and 9.7 ± 2.3 h/day in sedentary positions. There was a negative correlation between steps/day and sedentary time (r = −.466, p ≤ .001), 11.27 % of participants achieved 10,000 steps/day. Participants who reported being more active prior to surgery averaged 6323.4 ± 2634.79 steps/day, which was not different from the other two groups of self-perceived change in level of physical activity (F (2, 68) = .941, p ≤ .05) from pre- to post-surgery.

Conclusions

Participants were inadequately active and overly sedentary compared to established guidelines and norms. Healthcare workers should be taking physical activity and sedentary time into account when creating post-surgical guidelines for this population to ensure the best long-term weight loss maintenance and health outcomes.

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Acknowledgments

Ryan ER. Reid was involved in data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, the literature search, the generation of figures, and writing of the manuscript. Dr. Tamara E. Carver was involved in study design, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation. Kathleen M. Andersen was involved in data collection and data analysis. Dr. Olivier Court helped in the recruitment of participants and provided key information pertaining to this unique population which helped in the literature search and study design. Dr. Ross E Andersen participated in the study design, data analysis, data interpretation, the literature search, the generation of figures, and writing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, 475 avenue des Pins Ouest, Montreal, QC, H2W 1S4, Canada

    Ryan E. R. Reid, Tamara E. Carver, Kathleen M. Andersen & Ross E. Andersen

  2. Bariatric Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada

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Reid, R.E.R., Carver, T.E., Andersen, K.M. et al. Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Bariatric Patients Long-Term Post-Surgery. OBES SURG 25, 1073–1077 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1624-8

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Keywords

  • Physical activity
  • Sedentary behavior
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Long-term follow-up
  • Obesity
  • Activity monitoring