Effects of screen time and playing outside on anthropometric measures in preschool aged children

Autor: Phillipp Schwarzfischer, Elvira Verduci, Dariusz Gruszfeld, Veronica Luque, Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo, Piotr Socha, Berthold Koletzko, Alice ReDionigi, Melissa Moretti, Déborah Rousseaux, Veit Grote
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Questionnaires
Physiology
Overweight
Body Mass Index
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
Child
Children
Multidisciplinary
Anthropometry
Statistics
3. Good health
Physiological Parameters
Research Design
Child
Preschool
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Regression Analysis
Female
medicine.symptom
Anatomy
Research Article
Waist
Childhood Obesity
Science
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Linear Regression Analysis
Research and Analysis Methods
Childhood obesity
Screen Time
03 medical and health sciences
Screen time
030225 pediatrics
medicine
Humans
Obesity
Risk factor
Statistical Methods
Survey Research
business.industry
Body Weight
Biology and Life Sciences
Physical Activity
medicine.disease
Play and Playthings
Age Groups
People and Places
Population Groupings
business
Body mass index
Mathematics
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e0229708 (2020)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Objective In view of the current obesity epidemic, studies focusing on the interplay of playing outside (PO), screen time (ST) and anthropometric measures in preschool age are necessary to guide evidence-based public health planning. We therefore investigated the relationship between average time spent PO and ST from the ages 3 to 6 years and anthropometric measures at 6 years of age. Methods PO and ST of 526 children of the European Childhood Obesity Project (CHOP) were annually assessed by questionnaire from 3 until 6 years of age. Body weight, waist circumference and height were measured at 3 and 6 years of age to calculate Body-Mass-Index z-Scores (zBMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WTH). Linear, logistic and quantile regressions were used to test whether average time spent PO and ST in the 4 year period had an effect on anthropometric measures at age 6 years. Results Longer daily ST was associated with a higher zBMI (P = 0.002) and WTH (P = 0.001) at 6 years of age. No significant associations were found for time spent PO. Each additional hour of average ST during the 4 year period resulted in a 66% higher risk of having a zBMI score over 1 (P < 0.001) and almost twice the risk (94% higher risk) of having an zBMI score over 2 (P < 0.001) at 6 years. Conclusions Excessive ST during preschool age is a risk factor for increased zBMI at 6 years, regardless of time spent PO. Reducing high levels of ST during preschool age, for e.g. at least 1h per week, could help preventing childhood obesity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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