Aim. To examine the simultaneous influence of physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations on the odds of childhood obesity (including overweight). Methods. Physical activity was assessed via pedometer and screen time, and sleep duration were assessed via survey in a cross sectional sample of 674 children (aged 7–12 years) from two Midwestern communities in the fall of 2005. Participants were cross tabulated into four groups depending on how many recommendations were being met (0, 1, 2, or all 3). Linear and logistic regression were used to examine the influence of physical activity, screen time and sleep duration on obesity and interactions among the three variables. Results. Children achieving all three recommendations simultaneously (9.2% of total sample) were the least likely to be obese. Approximately 16% of boys and 9% of girls achieving all recommendations were overweight or obese compared to 53% of boys and 42.5% of girls not achieving any. Conclusions. The odds of obesity increased in a graded manner for each recommendation which was not met. Meeting all three recommendations appears to have a protective effect against obesity. Continued efforts are warranted to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors that include meeting physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations concurrently.
Concurrent Associations between Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration with Childhood Obesity
K. Laurson,Joey A. Lee,D. Gentile,D. Walsh,J. Eisenmann
Published 2014 in ISRN Obesity
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
2014
- Venue
ISRN Obesity
- Publication date
2014-03-09
- Fields of study
Medicine
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- External record
- Source metadata
Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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CONCEPTS
- childhood obesity
Excess body weight status in the child participants, including overweight and obesity as the study outcome.
Aliases: overweight and obesity, obesity
- physical activity recommendation
The daily movement target used to classify whether a child met the physical activity guideline, with activity assessed by pedometer.
Aliases: physical activity guideline, activity recommendation
- screen time recommendation
The limit on screen-based time used to classify whether a child met the screen time guideline, with screen exposure assessed by survey.
Aliases: screen-time guideline, screen time guideline
- sleep duration recommendation
The nightly sleep target used to classify whether a child met the sleep duration guideline, with sleep reported by survey.
Aliases: sleep guideline, sleep recommendation
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