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Observational studyBMC public health2024

Associations of habitual sedentary time with executive functioning and short-term memory in 7th and 8th grade adolescents.

Veerle Van Oeckel, Louise Poppe, Benedicte Deforche, Ruben Brondeel, Marijke Miatton, Maïté Verloigne

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Observational study in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04327414 (The Effect of Standing Desks in Secondary Schools on Sedentary Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Flemish Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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NCT04327414 nacompletednot on this map

The Effect of Standing Desks in Secondary Schools on Sedentary Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Flemish Adolescents

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity GhentRan2020 to 2020Enrolled125ConditionsSedentary BehaviorArmsIntervention group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Veerle Van OeckelDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. veerle.vanoeckel@ugent.be.
Louise PoppeDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Benedicte DeforcheDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Ruben BrondeelDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Marijke MiattonDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Maïté VerloigneDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEGhent University Hospital · BESciensano (Belgium) · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek FWO.KAN.2019.0024.01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile there is increasing evidence for negative physical health consequences of high volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time in adolescents, the association with cognition is less clear. This study investigated the association of volumes of habitual sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with executive functions and short-term memory in adolescents.

methodsThis study has a cross-sectional observational study design. Volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time (accumulated sedentary time spent in bouts of  ≥ 30 min) were measured using the Axivity AX3 accelerometer. Six cognitive functions (spatial and verbal short-term memory; and working memory, visuospatial working memory, response inhibition and planning as executive functions) were measured using six validated cognitive assessments. Data were analysed using generalised linear models.

resultsData of 119 adolescents were analysed (49% boys, 13.4 ± 0.6 year). No evidence for an association of volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with spatial and verbal short-term memory, working memory, and visuospatial working memory was found. Volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time were significantly related to planning. One hour more sedentary time or prolonged sedentary time per day was associated with respectively on average 17.7% (95% C.I.: 3.5-29.7%) and 12.1% (95% C.I.: 3.9-19.6%) lower scores on the planning task.

conclusionsNo evidence was found for an association of volumes of habitual sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with short-term memory and executive functions, except for planning. Furthermore, the context of sedentary activities could be an important confounder in the association of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with cognition among adolescents. Future research should therefore collect data on the context of sedentary activities.

trial registrationThis study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov in January 2020 (NCT04327414; released on March 11, 2020).

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Executive FunctionMemory, Short-TermAdolescentCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSedentary BehaviorAdolescentCognitionExecutive functionSedentary behaviourShort-term memory

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