You may be invited to participate in the ABC Accelerometer Sub-Study.

The ABC Accelerometer Sub-Study aims to collect data on sedentary behaviour and physical activity by monitoring individual sitting, standing and walking habits. Improving our understanding of these habits will allow our researchers to examine how different patterns of sitting, standing and moving are related to various health outcomes, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes.

Piloted in early 2016, the Accelerometer Sub-Study is led by Associate Professor Brigid Lynch and Research Fellow Dr Nga Nguyen. Over 500 participants have completed the study and we are on the way to achieving our target of 5,000 by the end of 2019.

If you have been invited to provide a blood sample for the ABC Study, you may be asked to take part in the Accelerometer Sub-Study. If you agree to take part, you will be asked to wear two physical activity monitoring devices for seven consecutive days. These devices are small and unobtrusive (approximately the size of a box of matches).

A big thank you to those who have already participated. If you are yet to return your devices, please do so promptly as they are required for other participants.