ArticlePreventing chronic disease2011
Physical activity, watching television, and the risk of obesity in students, Texas, 2004-2005.
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- Weight status and meeting the physical activity, sleep, and screen-time guidelines among Texas children: results from a population based, cross-sectional analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Intention to lose weight and use of electronic cigarettes among adolescents.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Associations between Screen-Based Activities, Physical Activity, and Dietary Habits in Mexican Schoolchildren.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- Longitudinal association between television watching and computer use and risk markers in diabetes in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.Pediatric diabetes · 2015Observational
- Socioeconomic inequalities in children's diet: the role of the home food environment.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
- Time with friends and physical activity as mechanisms linking obesity and television viewing among youth.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
- Identification of lifestyle patterns associated with obesity and fat mass in children: the Healthy Growth Study.Public health nutrition · 2014Article
- Evaluation of food and beverage television advertising during children's viewing time in Spain using the UK nutrient profile model.Public health nutrition · 2013Article
- Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among adolescents in Ankara, Turkey.Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2012Article
- Combined influence of media use on subjective health in elementary school children in Japan: a population-based study.BMC public health · 2012Article
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Abstract
introductionThe epidemic of childhood obesity has been well-documented. Prevalence of obesity among students in Texas is higher than the US prevalence. Our objective was to understand the combined influence of physical activity and television viewing on weight status of students in Texas.
methodsStudents in grades 4, 8, and 11 participated in the School Physical Activity and Nutrition survey during the 2004-2005 academic year. Multinomial logistic regression tested the associations between both being overweight and obese (vs underweight/normal weight) and the combined influence of physical activity and watching television, adjusting for age, grade, race/ethnicity, language spoken at home, and percentage of economically disadvantaged students in the school. We used 5 physical activity indicators to describe students' physical activity.
resultsGirls who participated in less than 3 days of exercise per week to strengthen or tone muscles and watched 2 hours or less per day of television had increased odds of being obese (adjusted odds ratio, 1.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-3.0) compared with girls who participated in 3 or more days per week of exercise to strengthen or tone muscles and watched 2 hours or less per day of television. Boys in our study who watched 3 or more hours per day of television and did not meet physical activity recommendations had increased odds of being obese in all of our 5 physical activity indicators.
conclusionAlthough results varied by physical activity indicator and sex, our findings provide further evidence for the combined effect of high television watching and low physical activity engagement on the risk for obesity in children and adolescents.
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