TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between sedentary behavior and blood pressure in young children
AU - Martinez-Gomez, David
AU - Tucker, Jared
AU - Heelan, Kate A.
AU - Welk, Gregory J.
AU - Eisenmann, Joey C.
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - Objective: To examine the effect of sedentary behavior on blood pressure (BP) in young children using different indicators of sedentariness. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: A rural Midwestern US community. Participants: Children aged 3 to 8 years (N=111). Intervention: Adiposity was assessed using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Objective measurements of sedentary activity were obtained from the accelerometers that participants wore continuously for 7 days. Measurements of television (TV) viewing, computer, and screen time (TV + computer) were obtained via parent report. Main Outcome Measures: Systolic and diastolic BP. Results:The sample spent a mean of 5 hours per day in sedentary activities, of which 1.5 hours were screen time. Accelerometer-determined sedentary activity was not significantly related to systolicBPor diastolicBP after controlling for age, sex, height, and percentage of body fat. However, TVviewing and screentime, but not computer use, were positively associated with both systolic BP and diastolic BP after adjusting for potential confounders. Participants in the lowest tertile of TV and screen time had significantly lower levels of systolic and diastolic BP than participants in the upper tertile. Conclusions: Sedentary behaviors, particularly TV viewing and screen time, were associated with BP in children, independent of body composition. Other factors that occur during excessive screen time (eg, food consumption) should also be considered in the context of sedentary behavior and BP development in children.
AB - Objective: To examine the effect of sedentary behavior on blood pressure (BP) in young children using different indicators of sedentariness. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: A rural Midwestern US community. Participants: Children aged 3 to 8 years (N=111). Intervention: Adiposity was assessed using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Objective measurements of sedentary activity were obtained from the accelerometers that participants wore continuously for 7 days. Measurements of television (TV) viewing, computer, and screen time (TV + computer) were obtained via parent report. Main Outcome Measures: Systolic and diastolic BP. Results:The sample spent a mean of 5 hours per day in sedentary activities, of which 1.5 hours were screen time. Accelerometer-determined sedentary activity was not significantly related to systolicBPor diastolicBP after controlling for age, sex, height, and percentage of body fat. However, TVviewing and screentime, but not computer use, were positively associated with both systolic BP and diastolic BP after adjusting for potential confounders. Participants in the lowest tertile of TV and screen time had significantly lower levels of systolic and diastolic BP than participants in the upper tertile. Conclusions: Sedentary behaviors, particularly TV viewing and screen time, were associated with BP in children, independent of body composition. Other factors that occur during excessive screen time (eg, food consumption) should also be considered in the context of sedentary behavior and BP development in children.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.90
DO - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.90
M3 - Article
C2 - 19652104
AN - SCOPUS:68149145835
SN - 2168-6203
VL - 163
SP - 724
EP - 730
JO - A.M.A. American journal of diseases of children
JF - A.M.A. American journal of diseases of children
IS - 8
ER -