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Profiles of sedentary behavior in children and adolescents: the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2006

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Sisson, Susan B., Church, Timothy S., Martin, Corby K., Tudor-Locke, Catrine, Smith, Steven R., Bouchard, Claude, Earnest, Conrad P., Rankinen, Tuomo +2 more·2009·International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
DOI 10.3109/17477160902934777PMC PMC2891818
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of time spent in sedentary behaviors (e.g., TV/video and computer use) among youth in the US. METHODS: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-06) provided data to examine sedentary behavior across age groups (2-5, 6-11, and 12-15 years of age), ethnic groups (European [EA], African [AA], and Mexican American [MA]), and body mass index (BMI) categories (normal weight, overweight, obese). RESULTS: The sample included 8 707 (50.7% boys) children aged 2 to 15 years. Seventy percent of the sample was normal weight, 18.1% was overweight, and 11.5% was obese. The total proportion of young people engaged in TV/video viewing, computer use, and total screen time > or = 2 hours daily was 33.0%, 6.7%, and 47.3%, respectively. More boys (49.4%) than girls (45.0%); older (12-15 years: 56.0%) versus younger children (2-5 years: 35.3% and 6-11 years: 49.1%); AA (66.1%) versus EA (42.5%) and MA (46.1%); obese (58.5%) versus overweight (50.8%) versus normal weight (44.6%); and low and middle income (<$25 K: 51.4% and $25-45 K: 51.2%) versus high income (>$45 K: 42.6%) children spent > or = 2 hours daily in screen time. CONCLUSION: Nearly half (47%) of US children exceed > or = 2 hours/day of time in sedentary behavior. Further, it appears there are gender, age, ethnic, BMI-defined weight status, and income differences in exceeding > or = 2 hours/day in sedentary behavior. These results will be useful in planning targeted interventions at those populations with a higher prevalence of sedentary behavior.

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  • Leisure-time screen-based sedentary behaviors can increase risk for adverse cardiometabolic, social, and health outcomes throughout youth and adulthood.

    “Leisure-time screen-based sedentary behaviors (e.g., television, computer, videogames) can increase risk for a host of adverse cardiometabolic, social, and health outcomes throughout youth and adulthood (Pate et al., 2011; Sisson et al., 2009; Utter et al., 2003; Sardinha et al., 2008; Lou, 2014; Biswas et al., 2015; Chassiakos et al., 2016).”

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Authors
Sisson, S. B., Church, T. S., Martin, C. K., Tudor-Locke, C., Smith, S. R., Bouchard, C., Earnest, C. P., Rankinen, T., Newton, R. L., & Katzmarzyk, P. T.
Affiliations
Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-01
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
353-359
ISSN
  • 1747-7166 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7174
DOI
10.3109/17477160902934777
PMC
PMC2891818
OpenAlex
W2140056712
Cited by
259
References
36
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Pediatric Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5k23dk068052-04)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K01HL088723, 5K01HL88723-2)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23-DK-068052, K23 DK068052-01)
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
sedentary behavior, screen time, television viewing, computer use, children, adolescents, overweight, obesity, body mass index, ethnic differences, gender differences, income inequality, prevalence
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Black or African American, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Computers, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Nutrition Surveys, Obesity, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Television, Time Factors, United States, Body Mass Index, Mexican Americans, Video Games, White People, Sedentary Behavior

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