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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 1500-1507; doi:10.3390/ijerph7041500 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Sitting Time and Body Mass Index, in a Portuguese Sample of Men: Results from the Azorean Physical Activity and Health Study (APAHS) Rute Santos, Luísa Soares-Miranda, Susana Vale, Carla Moreira, Ana I. Marques and Jorge Mota * Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Portugal; E-Mails: rutemarinasantos@ (R.S.); luisasoaresmiranda@ (L.S-M.); susanavale@ (S.V.); carla_m_moreira@sapo.pt (C.M.); anavalente@netvisao.pt (A.I.M) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: jmota@fade.up.pt; Tel.: +351 22 5074 700; Fax: +351 22 5500 689. Received: 2 February 2010; in revised form: 13 March 2010 / Accepted: 21 March 2010 / Published: 31 March 2010 Abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the relation between body mass index (BMI) and sitting time in a sample of 4,091 Azorean men. BMI was calculated from self-reported weight and height. Total physical activity (PA) time and total sitting time were assessed with the IPAQ (short version). Linear Regression analysis showed that total sitting time (hours/day) was positively associated with BMI (B = 0.078; p 0.001) after adjustments for age, meal frequency, alcohol an