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Television watching from adolescence to adulthood and its association with BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and obesity: a longitudinal study
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | O'Callaghan, Michael J. Mamun, Abdullah A. Williams, Gail Najman, Jake M. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Objective: To examine the prospective association of television (TV) watching from adolescence to young adulthood with BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and obesity.Design: A community-based longitudinal cohort study.Setting: Mater–University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) Cohort, Brisbane, Australia.Subjects: A sub-sample of 2439 children was followed up at ages 14 years and 21 years as part of a population-based birth cohort. Offspring reported the number of TV viewing hours each day at 14 and 21 years. BMI, WC and WHR were measured at 21 years.Results: In the adjusted model, offspring who watched TV for <3 h/d at 14 years but for ≥3 h/d at 21 years, or who watched TV for ≥3 h/d at 14 and 21 years, had greater BMI, WC and WHR at 21 years. Offspring who watched TV for ≥3 h/d at 14 years but for <3 h/d at 21 years had similar mean BMI, WC and WHR at 21 years to those who watched TV for <3 h/d at 14 and 21 years. Those offspring who reduced their TV watching hours to <3 h/d during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood were at less risk of becoming obese and those who continued or increased their TV watching to ≥3 h/d were at greater risk of becoming obese. This association remained independent of the potential confounding factors considered.Conclusions: The present findings suggest that our efforts to decrease obesity by reducing TV watching hours among adults should consider interventions to reduce TV time among adolescents. |
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| Ending Page | 64 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 54 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980012002832 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2012-06-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynecology Television Watching |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
