Associations Between Television Viewing Time and Overall Sitting Time with the Metabolic Syndrome in Older Men and Women: The Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Study

OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between self‐reported television (TV) viewing time and overall sitting time with the metabolic syndrome and its components.

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