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SynthesisJournal of health, population, and nutrition2023

Childhood obesity risk increases with increased screen time: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel, Wamaungo Juma Abdu, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Mark Treve, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Ameer S Alkhayyat, Nermeen Singer

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Synthesis in Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Andrés Alexis Ramírez-CoronelCatholic University of Cuenca, Azogues Campus, Azogues, Ecuador.
Wamaungo Juma AbduEDURES Global Link, Majalengka, West Java, Indonesia.
Shadia Hamoud AlshahraniMedical Surgical Nursing Department, King Khalid University, Khamis Mushate, Almahala, Saudi Arabia. alshahrani.shadia@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1428-787X
Mark TreveSchool of Languages and General Education, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Abduladheem Turki JalilMedical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Hilla, 51001, Iraq.
Ameer S AlkhayyatMedical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Medical Technology, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.
Nermeen SingerDepartment of Media and Children's Culture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe role of screen time in promoting obesity among children has been reported in previous studies. However, the effects of different screen types and the dose-response association between screen time and obesity among children is not summarized yet. In the current meta-analysis we systematically summarized the association between obesity and screen time of different screen types in a dose-response analysis.

methodsA systematic search from Scopus, PubMed and Embase electronic databases was performed. Studies that evaluated the association between screen time and obesity up to September 2021 were retrieved. We included 45 individual studies that were drawn from nine qualified studies into meta-analysis.

resultsThe results of the two-class meta-analysis showed that those at the highest category of screen time were 1.2 times more likely to develop obesity [odds ratio (OR) = 1.21; confidence interval (CI) = 1.113, 1.317; I

conclusionIn the current systematic review and meta-analysis we revealed a positive association between screen time and obesity among children without any evidence of non-linear association. Due to the cross-sectional design of included studies, we suggest further studies with longitudinal or interventional design to better elucidate the observed associations.

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Pediatric ObesityChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansOdds RatioScreen TimeAdiposityChildrenDose–responseMeta-analysisObesityScreen time

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PMID36691087
PMCPMC9869536

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