ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2017
Screen time is associated with adiposity and insulin resistance in children.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- The association between screen time exposure and myopia in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence in pediatric diabetes: clinical benefits, developmental risks, and ethical challenges.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- Screen Time, Unhealthy Eating Behaviors, and Associated Health Risks in Children: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Longitudinal associations between screen time and whole-body adiposity during the first decade of life: insights from the GUSTO cohort.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Associations of Screen Time and Physical Activity With Body Mass Index in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Article
- Associations Between Screen Exposure, Multidimensional Sleep Indicators, and Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study Using US National Survey Data.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2026Article
- Higher recreational screen time and lower step count are associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk in early adolescence.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Screen exposure and social cognition: examining the relationships between screen time, smartphone addiction, internet addiction, and theory of mind components in adolescents.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Screen Time and Chronic Pain Health: Mendelian Randomization Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Screen Time and its Impact on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Children and Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2026Article
- Association between physical activity, sleep, and screen time and cardiometabolic risk factors among Brazilian adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations Between Screen Time and Mindfulness and Eating Behaviors Among Turkish School-Aged Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The relationship and mechanism of screen time and academic performance among adolescents: an empirical study based on CEPS.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Mediating pathways between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus: evidence from a two-step and multivariable Mendelian randomization study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Article
- Association between sedentary behavior, screen time and metabolic syndrome among Chinese children and adolescents.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association of physical activity and screen time with cardiovascular disease risk in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between Screen Time and Sociodemographic Factors, Physical Activity, and BMI among Children in Six European Countries (Feel4Diabetes): A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Screen Time and Its Health Consequences in Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Application of wearable devices for monitoring cardiometabolic dysfunction under the exposome paradigm.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2023Review
- Familial and lifestyle factors related to physical activity in elementary school students: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Japan.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigher screen time is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk in adults, but the association with T2D risk markers in children is unclear. We examined associations between self-reported screen time and T2D risk markers in children.
methodsSurvey of 4495 children aged 9-10 years who had fasting cardiometabolic risk marker assessments, anthropometry measurements and reported daily screen time; objective physical activity was measured in a subset of 2031 children.
resultsCompared with an hour or less screen time daily, those reporting screen time over 3 hours had higher ponderal index (1.9%, 95% CI 0.5% to 3.4%), skinfold thickness (4.5%, 0.2% to 8.8%), fat mass index (3.3%, 0.0% to 6.7%), leptin (9.2%, 1.1% to 18.0%) and insulin resistance (10.5%, 4.9% to 16.4%); associations with glucose, HbA
conclusionsStrong graded associations between screen time, adiposity and insulin resistance suggest that reducing screen time could facilitate early T2D prevention. While these observations are of considerable public health interest, evidence from randomised controlled trials is needed to suggest causality.
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