According to a recent study published in Medical Xpress, researchers have found that the amount of time spent sitting each day has a direct impact on kidney.
The research included 5,600 older adults aged from 40 to 75 years old. The study monitored the amount of time they spent sitting each day and also how much time spent on physical exercise. Women were less likely prone to a higher risk of kidney disease than men. Women who sat more than 8 hours a day were at a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease than those who sat for three hours a day.
Whereas among the men it was found that the ones who sat for less than three hours a day were 15 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who sat more than 8 hours each day, according to Medical Xpress.
The study also looked into men who were indulged in physical exercise like walking for about 30 minutes each day were 30 percent less likely of developing chronic kidney disease than those who sat for longer hours and did not indulge in any physical activity. On the other hand physical exercise did not play an important role in reducing the risk of the disease among women.
"It is currently not known how sedentary time or physical activity directly impact kidney health, but less sitting and more physical activity is associated with increased cardiovascular health through improvements to blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose metabolism and arterial health," lead researcher Dr. Thomas Yates, of the University of Leicester, in England, said in a journal news release, also published in Medical Xpress.
"While this study confirms the growing body of literature that supports a link between lifestyle factors and the development of chronic kidney disease, it also adds to the evidence that simply sitting less may have important health benefits," he continued in the news release.
Yates suggested more physical activity to reduce the risk of the disease among men and women to avoid sitting for longer hours. The study was published in "American Journal of Kidney Diseases."
