Differential associations between television viewing, computer use, and adiposity by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in United States youth: A cross‐sectionalNHANESanalysis
Authors' conclusion
More research during the specific age ranges in the demographic subgroups identified here could increase our understanding of tailored interventions in youth.
Study context
- Population
- US youth aged 8 to 15 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2018)
- Participants
- 3,593 participants
- Outcome
- Age-specific associations between television viewing, computer use and fat mass index
Methodological detailsnationally representative sample, time-varying effect models, stratified by gender and race/ethnicity
- Nationally representative sample
- Time-varying effect models
- Stratified by gender and race/ethnicity
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Association of computer use with higher adiposity (fat mass index), by age window and subgroup
- Non-Hispanic White females aged 9.3-11.4 years: slope β-range
- 0.1-0.2
- Non-Hispanic Black females older than 14.8 years: β-range
- 0.1-0.5
- Non-Hispanic White males aged 13.5-15.0 years: β-range
- 0.1-0.2
- Non-Hispanic Black males aged 11.4-13.0 years: β-range
- 0.1-0.14
- Hispanic males older than 13.0 years: β-range
- 0.1-0.4
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Differential associations between television viewing, computer use, and adiposity by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in United States youth: A cross‐sectionalNHANESanalysis. Pediatr Obes. Published 14 August 2023. doi:10.
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