Original articleCombined Influence of Physical Activity and Screen Time Recommendations on Childhood Overweight
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Subjects
The subjects were from public elementary schools in 2 midwestern communities (4 schools in Lakeville, Minnesota and 6 schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) involved in a community-, school-, and family-based childhood overweight and obesity intervention known as SWITCH. The data were collected before the subjects' knowledge of randomization into control or treatment groups (eg, baseline); thus, the study can be considered a cross-sectional, observational study design. Before study initiation, the
Results
Descriptive statistics for physical characteristics, physical activity, and screen time are reported in Table I. For both boys and girls, the mean standing height approximated the 50th percentile for age- and sex-specific reference values, and mean body mass and BMI approximated the 75th percentile for age- and sex-specific reference values.21 No significant sex-based differences in age, height, body mass, BMI, or the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity were seen. Approximately 24% of
Discussion
The present study has considered the simultaneous influence of 2 key risk factors for childhood overweight using established public health recommendations. We found that children not meeting the physical activity or screen time recommendations were 3 to 4 times more likely to be overweight than those complying with both recommendations. Furthermore, those meeting the physical activity and screen time recommendations were the least likely to be overweight. Approximately 10% of the boys and 20%
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In Lakeville, Minnesota, SWITCH is sponsored by the Medica Foundation, the Healthy and Active America Foundation, and Fairview Health Services. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, SWITCH is sponsored by Cargill and the Healthy and Active America Foundation. SWITCH is a trademark of the National Institute of Media and the Family MediaWise campaign.