Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Screen Time and Metabolic Risk Factors Among Adolescents (Study)

Hardy, L., Denney-Wilson, E., Thrift, A., Okely, A., & Baur, L. (2010). Screen Time and Metabolic Risk Factors Among Adolescents Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 164 (7), 643-649 DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.88

Objective  To examine the association between screen time (ST) (ie, television/DVD/video and computer use) guidelines and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and fatty liver diseases in mid-adolescence.


Design  Cross-sectional.
Setting  High schools in Sydney, Australia.

Participants  Grade 10 students (N = 496; 58% boys; mean [SD] age, 15.4 [0.4] years).
Main Exposures  Body mass index, waist circumference, cardiorespiratory endurance, dietary factors, socioeconomic status, and pubertal status.
Main Outcome Measures  Screen time was categorized as less than 2 hours per day or 2 or more hours per day and calculated for weekday, weekend, and the entire week.  Fasting blood samples were analyzed for levels of high-density lipoprotein and low-densitylipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, and glucose; homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR); levels of alanine aminotransferase, glutamyltransferase, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; and blood pressure. Abnormal results were categorized according to published guidelines.
Results  Mean ST for all students was 3.1 hours per day and for weekdays and weekend days, 2.6 hours per day and 4.4 hours per day, respectively. Boys were more likely to exceed ST guidelines than girls (odds ratio [OR], 2.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.67-4.38). There were no significant associations between ST guidelines and metabolic risk factors among girls. After adjusting for potential confounders, boys who exceeded ST guidelines on weekdays were more likely to have elevated HOMA-IR (adjusted OR, 2.42; 95% CI, 1.11-5.28) and insulin levels (adjusted OR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.43-5.23).
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Conclusions  Adolescent boys with ST of 2 or more hours per day on weekdays have twice the risk of abnormal levels of insulin and HOMA-IR compared with peers with ST less than 2 hours per day on weekdays. These results suggest there is an increased risk of insulin resistance among adolescent boys who do not meet ST guidelines on weekdays.
Author Affiliations: Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Research Group (Drs Hardy and Baur) and Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dr Baur), University of Sydney, UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales (Dr Denney-Wilson), and New South Wales Department of Health (Mr Thrift), Sydney, and Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Gwynneville (Dr Okely), Australia.
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