The Association of Screen Time, Television in the Bedroom, and Obesity Among School‐Aged Youth: 2007 National Survey of Children's Health
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BACKGROUND: Among school‐aged youth, we sought to identify characteristics associated with (1) exceeding screen time recommendations (ie, television/videos/video games more than 2 hours/weekday), and (2) exceeding screen time recommendations, the presence of a television in the bedroom, and obesity. METHODS: Using 2007 National Survey of Children's Health data, we used multivariable logistic regression to identify sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics associated with excessive screen time among 6 to 11‐ and 12 to 17‐year‐olds on a typical weekday. For 12 to 17‐year‐olds only, we used logistic regression to examine the odds of obesity using the same variables as above, with the addition of screen time. RESULTS: Overall, 20.8% of 6 to 11‐year‐olds and 26.1% of 12 to 17‐year‐olds had excessive screen time. For both age groups, having a bedroom TV was significantly associated with excessive screen time. For the older age group, the dual scenario of excessive screen time with a bedroom TV had the strongest association with obesity (OR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.9, 3.2). CONCLUSIONS: Given the similar risk factors for excess screen time and having a TV in the bedroom, a public health challenge exists to design interventions to reduce screen time among school‐aged youth.
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Having a TV in their bedroom, for both groups, was strongly associated with excessive screen time.
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For the older age group, having a TV in the bedroom was also strongly associated with obesity.
“For the older age group, it was also strongly associated with obesity [42].”
In a 2007 survey, 20.8% of 6 to 11-year olds and 26.1% of 12 to 17-year olds engaged in excessive screen time.
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- Authors
- Wethington, H., Pan, L., & Sherry, B.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wethington, Holly
- Venue
- Journal of School Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-07-08
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 573-581
- ISSN
- 0022-4391 (ISSN-L)
- 1746-1561
- PMC
- PMC4681440
- OpenAlex
- W2035444170
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 10.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of School Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- screen time, childhood obesity, school-age adolescents, video games, television viewing, screen time recommendations, sociodemographic risk factors, public health interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Data Collection, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Activity, Obesity, Television, Time Factors, United States, Prevalence
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