The Worldwide Association between Television Viewing and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Cross Sectional Study
The Worldwide Association between Television Viewing and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Cross Sectional Study
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0074263
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发表时间：
2013-09-25
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Mitchell, Edwin A.
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作者：
Braithwaite, Irene;Stewart, Alistair W.;Mitchell, Edwin A.
背景：关于儿童时期看电视对肥胖影响的研究是相互矛盾的。大多数研究仅限于单一的高收入国家。我们的目的是研究电视观看习惯和身体质量指数（BMI）之间的关联在青少年和儿童在多中心的世界各地sample.Methods：在国际研究哮喘和过敏的儿童第三阶段，青少年年龄在12至15岁之间完成的问卷调查，其中包括电视观看习惯，身高和体重的问题。5至8岁儿童的父母/监护人代表其子女填写了同一份问卷。调查问卷的问题是：“在正常的一周里，你（你的孩子）每天看多少小时电视？”“”回答被归类为：“短”（
Background: Studies exploring the effect of television viewing on obesity throughout childhood are conflicting. Most studies have been confined to single high-income countries. Our aim was to examine the association between television viewing habits and Body Mass Index (BMI) in adolescents and children in a multicentre worldwide sample.Methods: In the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children Phase Three, adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years completed questionnaires which included questions on television viewing habits, height and weight. Parents/guardians of children aged between 5 and 8 years completed the same questionnaire on behalf of their children. The questionnaire asked "During a normal week, how many hours a day (24 hours) do you (does your child) watch television?'' Responses were categorised as; "short" (