'Research on Health Risks of Sitting Lifestyle Habits' Professor Oh Yunhwan of Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital Awarded KJFM Prize by Korean Academy of Family Medicine
Reduce Total Sitting Time
and Engage in Physical Activity Periodically
Professor Oh Yoon-hwan, Department of Family Medicine, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital announced on the 12th that Professor Oh Yoon-hwan of the Department of Family Medicine received the KJFM Award at the Autumn Regular Academic Conference of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine.
The KJFM Award is given to the author of the most cited paper, and Professor Oh was honored for his research titled "Evidence of Potential Health Risks of Sedentary Lifestyle."
According to this study, Korean adults have an average sedentary time of 8.3 hours. Only 8.9% of adults had less than 4 hours of sedentary time, while 20.6% had 12 hours or more. Prolonged sedentary time was found to increase overall mortality and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and various cancers (breast cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian epithelial cancer).
To reduce the risks associated with prolonged sedentary time, it is important to reduce total sedentary time, but even with the same sedentary duration, interrupting it intermittently with physical activity can reduce health risks. Professor Oh said, "Reducing long sedentary time is most important," and added, "If prolonged sedentary time is unavoidable, interrupting continuous sedentary periods with appropriate physical activity can reduce health risks, as confirmed by various evidence."
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Professor Oh graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine, served as an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Jeju National University Hospital, and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital. He specializes in lifestyle diseases and chronic diseases including physical activity and is actively engaged in research activities.
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