Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28421472›Full record

SynthesisCurrent obesity reports2017

Screen Time, Other Sedentary Behaviours, and Obesity Risk in Adults: A Review of Reviews.

Stuart J H Biddle, Enrique García Bengoechea, Zeljko Pedisic, Jason Bennie, Ineke Vergeer, Glen Wiesner

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Synthesis in Current obesity reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 113 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
113citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

113 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effect of breaking up prolonged sitting with physical activity on executive function: a three-level meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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  11. Mobile Internet Use and Obesity Among Chinese Adults.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stuart J H BiddleInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia. stuart.biddle@usq.edu.au.
Enrique García BengoecheaInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia.
Zeljko PedisicInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia.
Jason BennieInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia.
Ineke VergeerInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia.
Glen WiesnerInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia.
Victoria University · AUUniversity of Southern Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe aim of this paper is to assess the association between sedentary behaviours, including screen time, and risk of obesity in adults. A review of 10 systematic reviews was undertaken. RECENT

findingsAvailable evidence is generally not supportive of associations between sedentary behaviour and obesity in adults. Most studies that found significant associations indicated mostly small effect sizes. Somewhat more consistent associations were shown for screen time (mainly TV viewing), among older adults, and for pre-adult sedentary behaviour to increase the risk of obesity in adulthood. Some evidence also exists for breaks in sedentary time to be associated with a more favourable BMI, and for use of a car to be associated with greater risk of obesity. There is limited evidence for an association between sedentary behaviour in adulthood and obesity and any association that exists does not seem to be causal. Future research is required investigating potentially positive effects for frequent breaks from sitting, less car use, and an uncoupling of TV viewing and dietary intake.

Indexed as

ComputersHealth BehaviorSedentary BehaviorTelevisionAdiposityAdolescentAdultAgedAutomobilesBody Mass IndexDiet, HealthyEnergy IntakeExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultsCausalityMotorised transportObesityScreen timeSedentary behaviourSedentary breaksSystematic reviewTV viewing

Identifiers

PMID28421472
OpenAlexW2607174548

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.