If you are working for a job which involves prolonged sitting, you should definitely know this. New analysis of surveys conducted across 54 countries reveal that sitting prolonged sitting like sitting continuously for long periods i.e. More than three hours a day may be responsible for approximately 4% of all-cause mortality deaths across the globe.

It is suggested that by reducing sitting time to less than three hours each day would automatically increase the expectancy of life by an average of 0.2 years. Behavioural surveys from 54 countries all through the world were analysed by the study to as to clearly assess the damaging effects of sitting. The analysis was later matched with statistics on population size, overall deaths and actuarial table.

According to researchers belonging to the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil, all-cause mortality was significantly impacted by the sitting time. This accounts for nearly 3.8% or 433,000 of all deaths happening all through 54 countries in the study.

The Western Pacific region, sitting had huge impact on mortality rates. This is followed by European, Eastern Mediterranean, American, and Southeast Asian countries.

Thus, the information suggests and helps in evaluating sitting effect on our lives, particular in modern day life where prolonged sitting is linked to increased death risk, irrespective of activities.

- Sumana