Screen Exposure and BMI Status in 2-11 Year Old Children
dc.contributor.author | Hendrix, Kristin S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carroll, Aaron E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Downs, Stephen M. | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-10T18:35:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-10T18:35:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective. To measure the relationship between screen exposure and obesity in a large, urban sample of children and to examine whether the relationship is moderated by sociodemographics. Methods. We asked parents of 11 141 children visiting general pediatrics clinics if the child had a television (TV) in the bedroom and/or watched more than 2 hours of TV/computer daily. We measured children’s height and weight, then used logistic regression to determine whether screen exposure indicators predicted obesity (body mass index ≥85th percentile) and interacted with race/ethnicity, sex, age, and health care payer. Results. Having a TV in the bedroom predicted obesity risk (P = .01); however, watching TV/computer for more than 2 hours a day did not (P = 0.54). There were no interactions. Conclusions. Asking whether a child has a TV in the bedroom may be more important than asking about duration of screen exposure to predict risk for obesity. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Hendrix, K. S., Carroll, A. E., & Downs, S. M. (2014). Screen Exposure and Body Mass Index Status in 2- to 11-Year-Old Children. Clinical Pediatrics, 53(6), 593–600. http://doi.org/10.1177/0009922814526973 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/8796 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sage | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1177/0009922814526973 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Clinical Pediatrics | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | Author | en_US |
dc.subject | obesity | en_US |
dc.subject | television | en_US |
dc.subject | electronic health records | en_US |
dc.title | Screen Exposure and BMI Status in 2-11 Year Old Children | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |