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An evidence‐update on the prospective relationship between childhood sedentary behaviour and biomedical health indicators: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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van Ekris, E., Altenburg, T. M., Singh, A. S., Proper, K. I., Heymans, M. W., Chinapaw, M. J. M.·2016·Obesity Reviews

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Summary: Evidence for adverse health effects of excessive sedentary behaviour in children is predominantly based on cross‐sectional studies, measuring TV viewing as proxy for sedentary behaviour. This systematic review and meta‐analysis summarizes the evidence on the prospective relationship between childhood sedentary behaviour and biomedical health indicators, overall and stratified by type of sedentary behaviour (TV viewing, computer use/games, screen time and objective sedentary time). PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Cochrane were systematically searched till January 2015. Methodological quality of all included studies was scored, and a best evidence synthesis was applied. We included 109 studies of which 19 were of high quality. We found moderate‐to‐strong evidence for a relationship of overall sedentary time with some anthropometrics (overweight/obesity, weight‐for‐height), one cardiometabolic biomarker (HDL‐cholesterol) and some fitness indicators (fitness, being unfit). For other health indicators, we found no convincing evidence because of inconsistent or non‐significant findings. The evidence varied by type of sedentary behaviour. The meta‐analysis indicated that each additional baseline hour of TV viewing (β = 0.01, 95%CI = [−0.002; 0.02]) or computer use (β = 0.00, 95%CI = [−0.004; 0.01]) per day was not significantly related with BMI at follow‐up. We conclude that the evidence for a prospective relationship between childhood sedentary behaviour and biomedical health is in general unconvincing.

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Authors
van Ekris, E., Altenburg, T. M., Singh, A. S., Proper, K. I., Heymans, M. W., & Chinapaw, M. J. M.
Affiliations
  • Department of Public and Occupational Health VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research Amsterdam The Netherlands
  • Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
Venue
Obesity Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-06-03
Volume
17
Issue
9
Pages
833-849
ISSN
  • 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-789X
OpenAlex
W2413151763
Cited by
191
References
141
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2017-05-05)
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  • Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (91211057)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
Keywords
television viewing, computer use, screen time, childhood obesity, overweight, weight-for-height, HDL cholesterol, cardiometabolic biomarkers, physical fitness
MeSH terms
Child Health, Anthropometry, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Child Behavior, Humans, Biomarkers, Body Mass Index, Overweight, Sedentary Behavior, Pediatric Obesity

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