Increasing socioeconomic disparities in sedentary behaviors in Chinese children

Autor: Wei-Jie Gong, Daniel Yee-Tak Fong, Man-Ping Wang, Tai-Hing Lam, Thomas Wai-Hung Chung, Sai-Yin Ho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7092-7
Popis: Abstract Background Sedentary behaviors are prevalent in Chinese children, however, the studies on their trends and socioeconomic disparities are scarce. We examined the time trends of daily television (TV) viewing and video game playing and the associated socioeconomic factors in Chinese children in Hong Kong, the most developed and westernized city in China. Methods In a panel data study involving 538,300 primary four and 510,294 primary six students from 1999/2000 to 2008/09, data on socioeconomic status, sedentary behaviors (TV viewing and video game playing) and other lifestyle habits were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Trends in sedentary behaviors over time were assessed. Their socioeconomic disparities were examined by interactions in generalized estimating equations with the adjustment for weight status and extracurricular physical activities. Results The age and sex-standardized prevalence of ≥2 h daily TV viewing decreased from 51.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 51.1–51.8%) in 1999/2000 to 43.8% (95% CI 43.4–44.2%) in 2008/09 (P for trend
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