Use of information and communication technology and prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents

Kautiainen, Susanna; Koivusilta, Leena; Lintonen, Tomi; Virtanen, Suvi Μ.; Rimpelä, Arja

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802994

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“…Overall, our findings show that Spanish adolescents spent less time watching TV than their counterparts in Brazil 14 21 , but more time than Finish adolescents 22 . A comparison with recent results from the HELENA study of a relatively large pooled sample of European adolescents aged 12.5 to 17.5 years also suggests that Spanish adolescents may spend less time watching TV than other young Europeans 6 .…”

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Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

Hernández

Veiga

Zapatera³

et al. 2012

Cad. Saúde Pública

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The aims of the present study were: (i) describe patterns of sedentary behavior in Spanish adolescents; and (ii) IntroductionIn today's postmodern society, most people spend the majority of their waking hours engaging in sedentary behavior 1 . Emerging evidence shows that prolonged sedentary behavior may have a deleterious effect on health 2 . For example, excessive sedentary behavior has been associated with premature all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, obesity and an unfavorable cardiometabolic risk factor profile in adults 2 . Regarding this behavior in youth, although evidence is more limited, excessive sedentary behavior appears to have a harmful effect on health 3,4 . Consequently, educational and public health organizations have focused efforts on promoting a decrease in sedentary behavior from an early age 5 .Sedentary behavior includes activities that involve low levels of energy expenditure, consisting mainly of sitting time in different contexts 2 . Since several sedentary activities are part of young people's daily routine (e.g.: classes at school, studying), sedentary activities during leisure time are the target of preventive strategies 4 . Among youth, the most common leisure-time sedentary behavior is watching television (TV). Furthermore, new media technologies such as computers and games consoles have provided new opportunities for sedentary activity among this age group and while parents tend to limit the use of different kinds of media during child-ARTIGO ARTICLE

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“…Although results regarding the influence of age on time spent watching TV are contradictory, by contrast, almost all the aforementioned studies showed that boys usually spend more time watching TV than girls 6,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22 .…”

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Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

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Zapatera³

et al. 2012

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“…For example, the amount of time spent in watching television and using electronic games is directly related to the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) . Parents' BMI was the best predictor of overweight according to the case-control study among Brazilian adolescents (25) .…”

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Lifestyle risk factors for overweight in Japanese male college students

Goto

Kiyohara

Kawamura

2009

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To identify lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors of overweight among male college students. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Annual health checkup in a single university in Japan. Participants: Male students who underwent two successive health checkups from their third school year between 2000 and 2007 and whose BMI at baseline of this study was 22?0 kg/m 2 or more (n 4634). Results: During the 1-year follow-up, 598 students (12?9 %) reached the study endpoint, i.e. more than a 5 % increase in BMI. Conclusion: These data suggest that avoidance of certain risk factors in college life is associated with a decrease in incidence of overweight among male students.

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“…Previous studies conducted in older school aged children (i.e. ≥ 8 years) have shown different effects for boys and girls [5,31,32]. However, less is known about potential effect modification by child’s sex in younger children [28,33].…”

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“…The increased prevalence of childhood overweight has been previously attributed to reductions in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviors among children [4,5]. Television viewing especially is highly prevalent among young children [6], and both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies support the association between children’s television viewing time and overweight [7].…”

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Sedentary behaviors, physical activity behaviors, and body fat in 6-year-old children: the Generation R Study

Wijtzes

Bouthoorn

Jansen

et al. 2014

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundChildhood overweight and obesity is a major public health concern. Knowledge on modifiable risk factors is needed to design effective intervention programs. This study aimed to assess associations of children’s sedentary behaviors (television viewing and computer game use) and physical activity behaviors (sports participation, outdoor play, and active transport to/from school) with three indicators of body fat, i.e., percent fat mass, body mass index (BMI) standard deviation scores, and weight status (normal weight, overweight).MethodsCross-sectional data from 5913 6-year-old ethnically diverse children were analyzed. Children’s weight and height were objectively measured and converted to BMI. Weight status was defined according to age- and sex-specific cut-off points of the International Obesity Task Force. BMI standard deviation scores were created, based on Dutch reference growth curves. Fat mass was measured my dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Sedentary and physical activity behaviors were assessed by parent-reported questionnaires. Series of logistic and linear regression analyses were performed, controlling for confounders (i.e., socio-demographic factors, family lifestyle factors, and other sedentary behaviors and physical activity behaviors).ResultsSports participation was inversely associated with fat mass (p < 0.001), even after adjustment for socio-demographic factors, family lifestyle factors, and other sedentary behaviors and physical activity behaviors. No other independent associations were observed.ConclusionsThe results of this study indicate that sports participation is inversely associated with percent body fat among ethnically diverse 6-year-old children. More research in varied populations including objective measurements and longitudinal designs are needed to confirm these current results.

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Use of information and communication technology and prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents

Cited by 188 publications

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Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

Lifestyle risk factors for overweight in Japanese male college students

Sedentary behaviors, physical activity behaviors, and body fat in 6-year-old children: the Generation R Study

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