OBJECTIVE: Describe objective and subjective physical activity levels and time spent being sedentary in adults with @entity161 or @entity914 (SZO/SA). METHOD: Baseline physical activity and sedentary behaviors were assessed among 46 overweight and @entity28 community-dwelling adults (aged 18-70 years; BMI > 27 kg/m(2)) diagnosed with SZO/SA by DSM-IV-TR, with mild symptom severity (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score < 90) who were interested in losing weight and participated in the Weight Assessment and Intervention in @entity161 Treatment (WAIST) study from 2004 to 2008. Objective physical activity levels, measured using actigraphs, in WAIST were compared to a nationally representative sample of users (n = 46) and nonusers (n = 46) of @entity1032 ( @entity1032 ) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2003-2004) matched by sex, BMI, and age. RESULTS: On average, adults with SZO/SA wore actigraphs more than 15 h/d for 7 days averaging 151,000 counts/d. The majority of monitoring time (81%) was classified as sedentary (approximately 13 h/d). Moderate/vigorous and light physical activity accounted for only 2% (19 min/d) and 17% (157 min/d) of monitoring time/d, respectively. Primary source of activity was household activities (409    438 min/wk). Fifty-three percent reported walking for transportation or leisure. Adults with SZO/SA were significantly less active (176 min/d) and more sedentary (756 min/d) than NHANES users of @entity1032 (293 and 640 min/d, respectively) and nonusers of @entity1032 (338 and 552 min/d, respectively) (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and @entity28 adults with SZO/SA were extremely sedentary; engaged in unstructured, intermittent, low-intensity physical activity; and significantly less active than NHANES users and nonusers of @entity1032 . This sedentary lifestyle is significantly lower than those of other inactive US populations, is costly for the individual and community, and highlights the need for physical activity promotion and interventions in this high risk population.

Physical activity and sedentary behavior measured objectively and subjectively in overweight and @entity28 adults with XXXX or @entity914 .

@entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['MHS', 'mental health service'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia', 'Schizophrenia'] @entity914 :: ('MESH:D011618', 'Disease') :: ['schizoaffective disorders']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['schizophrenia']
