Screen Time Is Associated With Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Childhood and Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screen time in children and adolescents may be linked to cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk.

Methods

We analyzed data from >1000 participants in the COPSAC2010 and COPSAC2000 (Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood) mother-child 2000 and 2010 cohorts. Discretionary screen time, reported by parents or self, was assessed in relation to a composite cardiometabolic risk score based on Z scores of waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose. Secondary outcomes included insulin resistance, inflammation, lipoproteins, and anthropometry. A predicted cardiovascular risk score, derived from Cox models trained on UK Biobank data, was also assessed as an outcome. We evaluated whether

SUBMITTER: Horner D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12533741 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature