Childhood obesity risk increases with increased screen time: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of screen time in promoting obesity among children has been reported in previous studies. However, the effects of different screen types and the dose-response association between screen time and obesity among children is not summarized yet. In the current meta-analysis we systematically summarized the association between obesity and screen time of different screen types in a dose-response analysis.

Methods

A systematic search from Scopus, PubMed and Embase electronic databases was performed. Studies that evaluated the association between screen time and obesity up to September 2021 were retrieved. We included 45 individual studies that were drawn from nine qualified studies into meta-analysis.

Results

The results of the two-class meta-analysis show

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Coronel AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9869536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature