Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Screen time increases overweight and obesity risk among adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis |
| Authors: |
Purya Haghjoo, Goli Siri, Ensiye Soleimani, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Samira Alesaeidi |
| Source: |
BMC Primary Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: |
Screen time, Overweight, Obesity, Dose-response, Adiposity, Meta-analysis, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Adolescence is a critical period in human life, associated with reduced physical activity and increased sedentary behaviors. In this systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis, we evaluated the association between screen time and risk of overweight/obesity among adolescents. Methods A systematic search in electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, and Scopus was performed up to September 2021. All published studies evaluating the association between screen time and risk of overweight/obesity among adolescents were retrieved. Finally, a total of 44 eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. Results The results of the two-class meta-analysis showed that adolescents at the highest category of screen time were 1.27 times more likely to develop overweight/obesity (OR = 1.273; 95% CI = 1.166–1.390; P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2731-4553 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2731-4553 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12875-022-01761-4 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/a78fa3840eb84f8aaa335a90540f86a3 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.78fa3840eb84f8aaa335a90540f86a3 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
