ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2022
Device-measured sedentary time in Norwegian children and adolescents in the era of ubiquitous internet access: secular changes between 2005, 2011 and 2018.
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- Sociodemographic disparities in sedentary time among US youth vary by period of the day.PloS one · 2024Article
- Physical activity during early life and the risk of all-cause mortality in midlife: findings from a birth cohort study.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Effect of nationwide school policy on device-measured physical activity in Danish children and adolescents: a natural experiment.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2023Article
- Developmental disparities in sedentary time by period of the day among US youth: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccess to screen-based media has been revolutionized during the past two decades. How this has affected sedentary time (ST) accumulation in children is poorly understood.
methodsThis study, based on the Physical Activity among Norwegian Children Study (PANCS), uses accelerometer data from population-based samples of 9- and 15-year-olds, collected in 2005 (n = 1722), 2011 (n = 1587) and 2018 (n = 1859). Secular changes between surveys were analysed using random-effects linear regression models adjusted for survey-specific factors. Data on ST were collected using hip-worn ActiGraphs and ST was defined using a threshold equivalent to <100 counts/min. Sedentary bouts were grouped by duration: <1, 1-5, 5-15, 15-30 and ≥30 min.
resultsBetween 2005 and 2018, ST increased by 29 min/day in 9-year-old boys (95% CI: 19, 39; P <0.001), by 21 min/day in 15-year-old boys (95% CI: 8, 34; P = 0.002) and by 22 min/day in 15-year-old girls (95% CI: 10, 35; P <0.001), but not in 9-year-old girls at 6 min/day (95% CI: -3, 16; P = 0.191). All age-sex groups accumulated less ST in bouts lasting <5 min and more ST in longer bouts, particularly in 5-15-min bouts. Adolescent girls also increased ST accumulation in 15-30-min and ≥30-min bouts. Changes were largely mirrored before, during and after school on weekdays and during weekend days.
conclusionsCoinciding with the introduction of smartphones, tablets and near-universal internet access, total daily ST and ST accumulated in prolonged sedentary bouts increased between 2005 and 2018 in children and adolescents.
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