ArticlePediatric obesity2021
Contemporary screen time usage among children 9-10-years-old is associated with higher body mass index percentile at 1-year follow-up: A prospective cohort study.
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- The Association Between Longitudinal Changes in Body Mass Index and Longitudinal Changes in Hours of Screen Time, and Hours of Physical Activity in German Children.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
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- Association of physical activity and screen time with cardiovascular disease risk in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Longitudinal associations of screen time, physical activity, and sleep duration with body mass index in U.S. youth.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Screen time, social media use, and weight-related bullying victimization: Findings from an international sample of adolescents.PloS one · 2024Article
- Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2023Article
- Excess BMI in early adolescence adversely impacts maturating functional circuits supporting high-level cognition and their structural correlates.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Associations between adverse childhood experiences and early adolescent problematic screen use in the United States.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Screen Time from Adolescence to Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Disease: a Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Screen time, social media use, and weight-change behaviors: Results from an international sample of adolescents.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Contemporary screen use and symptoms of muscle dysmorphia among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 2019 Through August 2021.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Association of Physical Activity and Screen Time With Body Mass Index Among US Adolescents.JAMA network open · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThere is a paucity of prospective research exploring the relationship among contemporary screen time modalities (e.g., video streaming, video chatting, texting and social networking) and body mass index (BMI) percentile. The objective of this study was to determine the prospective associations between screen time behaviours in a large and demographically diverse population-based cohort of 9-10-year-old children and BMI percentile at 1-year follow-up.
methodsWe analyzed prospective cohort data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N = 11 066). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to estimate associations between baseline screen time behaviours (exposure) and BMI percentile at 1-year follow-up, adjusting for race/ethnicity, sex, household income, parent education, depression, binge-eating disorder and baseline BMI percentile.
resultsEach additional hour of total screen time per day was prospectively associated with a 0.22 higher BMI percentile at 1-year follow-up (95% CI 0.10-0.34) after adjusting for covariates. When examining specific screen time behaviours, each additional hour of texting (B = 0.92, 95% CI 0.29-1.55), video chat (B = 0.72, 95% CI 0.09-1.36) and video games (B = 0.42, 95% CI 0.06-0.78) was significantly prospectively associated with higher BMI percentile.
conclusionsScreen time is prospectively associated with a higher BMI percentile 1 year later among children 9-10 years old.
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