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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Screen time and cardiometabolic function in Dutch 5–6 year olds: cross-sectional analysis of the ABCD-study

Authors: Mai JM Chinapaw, Teatske M Altenburg, Manon van Eijsden, Reinoud JBJ Gemke, Tanja GM Vrijkotte

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

Evidence on the association between different screen behaviours and cardiometabolic biomarkers in children is limited. We examined the independent relationship of TV time and PC time with cardiometabolic biomarkers in Dutch 5–6 year old children.

Methods

Cross-sectional analyses were conducted December 2012-March 2013 using data from a multi-ethnic cohort (the ABCD study, n = 1,961). TV and PC time and physical activity were assessed by parent-report. Body weight, height, waist circumference and blood pressure were measured using a standard protocol. Fasting capillary blood samples were collected. A cardiometabolic function score was computed as the mean of the inverted standardised values of waist circumference, mean of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose, HDLC (not inverted), and triglycerides.

Results

Mean TV time was 1.2 (±0.8) hr/day and mean PC time was 0.2 (±0.4) hr/day. After adjustment for birth weight, height, maternal education, PC time, and physical activity, excessive TV time (>2 hrs/day) was adversely associated with waist circumference (b = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.004;0.78) while PC time was beneficially associated with HDLC levels (b = 0.04, 95% CI: 0.001;0.08). We found no additional significant associations of TV time, or PC time with any of the cardiometabolic biomarkers.

Conclusions

We found no convincing evidence for an association between TV or PC time and cardiometabolic function in apparently healthy 5–6 yr olds.
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Metadata
Title
Screen time and cardiometabolic function in Dutch 5–6 year olds: cross-sectional analysis of the ABCD-study
Authors
Mai JM Chinapaw
Teatske M Altenburg
Manon van Eijsden
Reinoud JBJ Gemke
Tanja GM Vrijkotte
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-933

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