Screen Time and Bone Status in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Technological advances over the last 2 decades have led to an increase in the time spent by children and youth engaged in screen-based activities, and growing recognition of deleterious effects on health. In this systematic review of cohort and cross-sectional studies, we assess current data on the relationship between screen time and bone status in children and teenagers. Methods: We searched PUBMED and SCOPUS databases for studies of children and adolescents that assessed screen time and bone status, determined by measuring bone mineral content or density, bone stiffness index, bone speed of sound, bone broadband ultrasound attenuation, or frame index. Searches were limited to studies published between 1900 and 2020, and performed in accordance with Preferred

SUBMITTER: de Lamas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672244 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature