SynthesisJournal of health, population, and nutrition2023
Prolonged screen watching behavior is associated with high blood pressure among children and adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.
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- Digital media exposure and pediatric health: the recommendations from the Italian Society of Pediatrics Digital Dependency Commission.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Guideline
- The association of screen time and the risk of sleep outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of Grazing Behavior and Its Associations with Obesity, Emotion Regulation Difficulties, and Problematic Smartphone Use in Adolescents with Essential Hypertension.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Independent and Joint Prospective Associations of Screen Time and Sleep Disturbance with Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Among U.S. Adolescents.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of and factors influencing elevated blood pressure among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Emerging cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence: a narrative review.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Review
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- 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2025Review
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- Relationship Among Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Blood Pressure in Portuguese Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Joint Trajectories of Lifestyle Indicators and Their Associations with Blood Pressure among Chinese Middle School Students.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Treatment of Hypertension in Children.Current hypertension reviews · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous cardio-metabolic risk factors influence screen-related behaviors in children and adolescents. Numerous studies with inconsistent results revealed a relationship between blood pressure and screen time in the children and adolescents. This systematic review and meta-analysis summarized the data regarding the relationship between screen time and hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents.
methodsWe examined three electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed, and Embase to find the recent research on the relationship between screen time and HTN up to 19 July 2022. Twenty papers were included in the final two-class and dose-response meta-analysis. We conducted subgrouping to identify the source of heterogeneity.
resultsThe highest category of screen time increased the odds of HTN by 8% [odds ratio (OR): 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08, 1.23; P < 0.001; I
conclusionThis systematic meta-analysis review is the first to demonstrate a positive correlation between screen time and HTN in children and adolescents.
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