U.S. Children Meeting Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical inactivity, high screen time, and short sleep are targets of public health initiatives for children. However, few data exist on how many U.S. children meet guidelines for these behaviors-data vital to inform which needs greater targeting. This study describes national prevalence estimates of U.S. children who meet physical activity, screen time, and sleep guidelines alone or in combination across each childhood year.

Methods

This analysis (completed in 2019) used cross-sectional data from the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationally representative sample of U.S. children. Child physical activity (days per week with ≥60 minutes), recreational screen time (hours per day of TV viewing and electronic device use), and sleep duration (hour

SUBMITTER: Friel CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574791 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature