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besity is one of the biggest contributors of cardiovascular disease and risk of getting cardiovascular disease can be predicted by increasing level of serum CRP (Tuite, 2012). Moreover, the prevalence of obesity in women was higher compared to men in adolescent and adult age groups. It also revealed that sitting more than 4 hours per day is the factor of obesity among both men and women.

The objective of this study was to determine the time spent on sitting per day, level of serum C-reactive protein, and association between sitting time and serum CRP level among obese women.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 68 obese women from Kuantan, Pahang. The data was collected by using a well-structured questionnaire. Sample blood test was taken to check for hs-CRP level. Statistical analysis of data was carried out using SPSS and association between variables was analyzed.

There was no significant association between the level of hs-CRP by different time spent on sitting (H(2) = 1.878, p = 0.391), with a mean rank of 37.67 for sitting time less than 1 hour, 40.92 for sitting time 1-3 hours and 32.71 for sitting time more than 4 hours.

This study can be baseline data for healthcare professionals and may contribute to develop awareness platform on maintaining normal body mass index among women.