Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screen-time and unhealthy dietary behaviours are highly pervasive in young children and evidence suggests that these behaviours often co-occur and are associated. Identifying clusters of unhealthy behaviours, and their influences early in childhood, can assist in the development of targeted preventive interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the sociodemographic, behavioural, and home physical environmental correlates of co-occurring screen-time and unhealthy eating behaviours and to assess the clustering of screen-time and unhealthy dietary behaviours in young children.

Methods

Parents of 126 children, from the UK, aged 5-6 years (49% boys) completed a questionnaire which assessed their child's screen-time (ST), fruit and vegetable (FV), and energy

SUBMITTER: Pearson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6006584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature