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01-02-2015 | Original Article

Metabolic risk and television time in adolescent females

Authors: Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues, Neiva Leite, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, Fernando Enes, Rômulo Fernandes, Luís P. G. Mascarenhas, Margaret C. S. Boguszewski, Robert M. Malina

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 2/2015

Abstract

Objectives

A sedentary lifestyle is increasingly implicated in a negative metabolic health profile among youth. The present study examined relationships between clustered metabolic risk factors and TV viewing in female adolescents.

Methods

The sample comprised 262 girls 14–17 years. Height, weight, fasting glucose, insulin, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure were measured. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated. TV viewing time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were estimated from a 3-day diary. Outcome variables were normalized and expressed as Z scores which were summed into a metabolic risk score. Multiple linear regression analysis was used.

Results

TV viewing was independently associated with increased prevalence of clustered metabolic risk in girls after adjustment for several confounders (i.e., chronological age, BMI, MVPA, and parental education). The final model also indicated that lower levels of MVPA, higher BMI, and lower mother education were associated with higher metabolic risk.

Conclusions

Increased TV viewing had an adverse effect on metabolic health of adolescent girls. The findings highlight the potential importance of preventive actions to ameliorate metabolic risk in youth which target both sedentary and physically active behaviors.

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Title: Metabolic risk and television time in adolescent females
Authors: Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues
Neiva Leite
Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
Fernando Enes
Rômulo Fernandes
Luís P. G. Mascarenhas
Margaret C. S. Boguszewski
Robert M. Malina
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-014-0625-z

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