Do cell phones, iPods/MP3 players, siblings and friends matter? Predictors of child body mass in a U.S. Southern Border City Middle School

Sleep Time, Physical Activity, and Screen Time among Montana American Indian Youth

“…A recent paper reported that the factor that most increases the odds of youth aged 10-14 years spending more than 2 h per day in cell phone screen time was gender, specifically, being female [52]. Upwards of 80% of youth own a cell phone by the time they reach the sixth grade [31]. Our analysis did not assess cell phone screen time.…”

“…By the sixth grade, approximately 80% of young people own a cellular telephone [31]. Girls who own cell phones report compulsive texting, excessive social media use, and a strong need to stay in contact with their peers [9,32].…”

Ownership of consumer electronics is associated with measures of adiposity during health transition in Vanuatu

“…Similarly, cellphone use correlated negatively with cardio respiratory fitness (Lepp, Barkley, Sanders, Rebold, & Gates, 2013) and positively with BMI (Lajunen et al, 2007;Yen et al, 2010). Use of other electronics including music players, radios and computers have also been associated with increased risk for obesity (Bibiloni et al, 2010;Kautiainen, Koivusilta, Lintonen, Virtanen, & Rimpelä, 2005;Lajunen et al, 2007;Ynalvez et al, 2012). Limited information about developing countries came from China where a study (Monda, Adair, Zhai, & Popkin, 2008) associated weight gain with ownerships of several laborsaving household devices including refrigerators and microwaves.…”

“…For example, TV viewing has been associated with decreased physical activity level and physical fitness (Brownson, Boehmer, & Luke, 2005;Tucker, 1990), and increased body mass index (BMI) and body fatness (Bibiloni et al, 2010;Marshall, Biddle, Gorely, Cameron, & Murdey 2004;Yen, Ynalvez, Torregosa, Palacios, & Kilburn, 2010). Use of other electronics including music players, radios and computers have also been associated with increased risk for obesity (Bibiloni et al, 2010;Kautiainen, Koivusilta, Lintonen, Virtanen, & Rimpelä, 2005;Lajunen et al, 2007;Ynalvez et al, 2012). Use of other electronics including music players, radios and computers have also been associated with increased risk for obesity (Bibiloni et al, 2010;Kautiainen, Koivusilta, Lintonen, Virtanen, & Rimpelä, 2005;Lajunen et al, 2007;Ynalvez et al, 2012).…”

School-Located Influenza Vaccination and Absenteeism Among Elementary School Students in a Hispanic Community

“…The SLIV program we examined has been implemented by the LISD's coalition program ''The Flu Ends With You'' since 2009. The program is aimed at improving the vaccination coverage rates for students and staff in a predominantly Hispanic (95.6%), economically disadvantaged (97.2% of the school children receive free or reduced-price lunch, 29.2% of the population is below poverty line, and median household income is $37,245), and medically underserved border community: Laredo, Texas, is designated a Health Professions Shortage Area and Medically Underserved Area (U.S. Census Bureau [USCB], 2012;Ynalvez, Ynalvez, Torregosa, Palacios, & Kilburn, 2012). More than a third (35%) of its population is below 18 years of age, while less than a fifth (17.3%) of individuals 25 years and over has completed a college degree or higher (USCB, 2012).…”