Abstract
Design: Data from the baseline IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) cross-sectional survey. Information on hours of television/digital video disk/video viewing and computer/games-console use (weekday and weekend days), media device availability in personal space, sports club membership, hours of active organized play and commuting (to and from school) were assessed via a self-reported parental questionnaire. Total screen time was defined as the sum of daily media use and subsequently dichotomized into meeting or not meeting the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Setting: Eight survey centres (Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Spain).
Subjects: Children (n 15 330; 51 % males) aged 2–10 years.
Results Percentage of children engaged in total screen time for >2 h/d was higher on weekend days (52 % v. 20 % on weekdays) and in the older group (71 % in males; 57 % in females), varying by country. Children with a television set in their bedroom were more likely not to meet the screen time recommendations (OR = 1·54; 95 % CI 1·60, 1·74).
Conclusions: Approximately a third of the children failed to meet current screen time recommendations. Availability of a television set in personal space increased the risk of excess total screen time. This information could be used to identify potential targets for public health promotion actions of young population groups.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2295-2306 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISSN | 1368-9800 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Sedentary Behaviours
- Children
- Europe
- Television Watching
- Scrren Time
- Physical Activity
- Commuting
- Leisure Time
- IDEFICS
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in European Children : The IDEFICS Study. / Santaliestra-Pasías, Alba Ma; Mouratidou, Theodora; Verbestel, Vera; Bammann, Karin; Molnar, Dénes; Sieri, Sabina; Siani, Alfonso; Veidebaum, Toomas; Mårlid, Staffan; Lissner, Lauren; Hadjigeorgiou, Charalambos; Reisch, Lucia; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Moreno, Luis A.
In: Public Health Nutrition, Vol. 17, No. 10, 10.2014, p. 2295-2306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in European Children
T2 - The IDEFICS Study
AU - Santaliestra-Pasías, Alba Ma
AU - Mouratidou, Theodora
AU - Verbestel, Vera
AU - Bammann, Karin
AU - Molnar, Dénes
AU - Sieri, Sabina
AU - Siani, Alfonso
AU - Veidebaum, Toomas
AU - Mårlid, Staffan
AU - Lissner, Lauren
AU - Hadjigeorgiou, Charalambos
AU - Reisch, Lucia
AU - De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
AU - Moreno, Luis A.
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in European children, and to evaluate the relationship between media availability in personal space and physical activity in relation to total screen time.Design: Data from the baseline IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) cross-sectional survey. Information on hours of television/digital video disk/video viewing and computer/games-console use (weekday and weekend days), media device availability in personal space, sports club membership, hours of active organized play and commuting (to and from school) were assessed via a self-reported parental questionnaire. Total screen time was defined as the sum of daily media use and subsequently dichotomized into meeting or not meeting the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Setting: Eight survey centres (Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Spain).Subjects: Children (n 15 330; 51 % males) aged 2–10 years.Results Percentage of children engaged in total screen time for >2 h/d was higher on weekend days (52 % v. 20 % on weekdays) and in the older group (71 % in males; 57 % in females), varying by country. Children with a television set in their bedroom were more likely not to meet the screen time recommendations (OR = 1·54; 95 % CI 1·60, 1·74).Conclusions: Approximately a third of the children failed to meet current screen time recommendations. Availability of a television set in personal space increased the risk of excess total screen time. This information could be used to identify potential targets for public health promotion actions of young population groups.
AB - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in European children, and to evaluate the relationship between media availability in personal space and physical activity in relation to total screen time.Design: Data from the baseline IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) cross-sectional survey. Information on hours of television/digital video disk/video viewing and computer/games-console use (weekday and weekend days), media device availability in personal space, sports club membership, hours of active organized play and commuting (to and from school) were assessed via a self-reported parental questionnaire. Total screen time was defined as the sum of daily media use and subsequently dichotomized into meeting or not meeting the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Setting: Eight survey centres (Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Spain).Subjects: Children (n 15 330; 51 % males) aged 2–10 years.Results Percentage of children engaged in total screen time for >2 h/d was higher on weekend days (52 % v. 20 % on weekdays) and in the older group (71 % in males; 57 % in females), varying by country. Children with a television set in their bedroom were more likely not to meet the screen time recommendations (OR = 1·54; 95 % CI 1·60, 1·74).Conclusions: Approximately a third of the children failed to meet current screen time recommendations. Availability of a television set in personal space increased the risk of excess total screen time. This information could be used to identify potential targets for public health promotion actions of young population groups.
KW - Sedentary Behaviours
KW - Children
KW - Europe
KW - Television Watching
KW - Screen Time
KW - Physical Activity
KW - Commuting
KW - Leisure Time
KW - IDEFICS
KW - Sedentary Behaviours
KW - Children
KW - Europe
KW - Television Watching
KW - Scrren Time
KW - Physical Activity
KW - Commuting
KW - Leisure Time
KW - IDEFICS
U2 - 10.1017/S1368980013002486
DO - 10.1017/S1368980013002486
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 2295
EP - 2306
JO - Public Health Nutrition
JF - Public Health Nutrition
SN - 1368-9800
IS - 10
ER -