Associations of habitual sedentary time with executive functioning and short-term memory in 7th and 8th grade adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While there is increasing evidence for negative physical health consequences of high volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time in adolescents, the association with cognition is less clear. This study investigated the association of volumes of habitual sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with executive functions and short-term memory in adolescents.

Methods

This study has a cross-sectional observational study design. Volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time (accumulated sedentary time spent in bouts of  ≥ 30 min) were measured using the Axivity AX3 accelerometer. Six cognitive functions (spatial and verbal short-term memory; and working memory, visuospatial working memory, response inhibition and planning as executive functions) w

SUBMITTER: Van Oeckel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870470 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature