Screen Time Increases Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Active and Inactive 9-Year-Old Irish Children: A Cross Sectional Analysis
Male
Parents
2. Zero hunger
Overweight
Body Mass Index
03 medical and health sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Female
Television
Obesity
Sedentary Behavior
Child
Exercise
Ireland
Sports
DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2012-0182
Publication Date:
2014-09-19T11:36:56Z
AUTHORS (3)
ABSTRACT
Background:Independent associations between screen time (ST)/physical activity (PA) and overweight (OW)/obesity have been demonstrated but little research exists on the role of ST among sufficiently active children.Purpose:To examine the combined influence of ST and PA on risk of OW/obesity in a nationally representative sample of 9-year-old Irish children.Methods:The sample in this cross sectional analysis contained 8568 children. Self-report parent data were used to group children into ST and PA categories and related to OW/obesity using forced entry logistic regression.Results:High ST (> 3 hours/day), bedroom TV and mobile phone ownership increased risk of OW/obesity in high and low active children (P < .05). Low PA (<9 bouts fortnightly) was also associated with OW/obesity. In combined analyses, OW/obesity was lowest in the reference low ST/high PA group with ORs of 1.38, 1.63, and 2.07, respectively, in the low ST/low PA, high ST/high PA, and high ST/low PA groups. Access to electronic media, low socioeconomic status, parental obesity, and not engaging in sports were all related to high ST (P < .05).Conclusion:This study supports findings that ST is associated with OW/Obesity demonstrating this separately in high and low active children.
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