That large study focused on the numbers of people who died. Other studies have focused on specific conditions affecting the most Americans, things such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes and depression. In those studies, too, extended periods of sitting increased risks of illness.
And earlier this year the evidence against many hours of sitting expanded further: The American Journal of Epidemiology published a study finding that those who work a sedentary job have almost twice the risk of a specific type of colon cancer.
今年初め、長時間座っていることに対する不利な証拠がさらに広がった。アメリカ疫学ジャーナル(The American Journal of Epidemiology )は、座って行なう仕事に従事している人の、特定の結腸癌に罹る危険性はそうでない人の2倍近くになるという研究を発表した。