Sex-specific longitudinal associations of screen viewing time in children at 2-3 years with adiposity at 3-5 years.
Natarajan PadmapriyaIzzuddin M ArisMya-Thway TintSee Ling LoyShirong CaiKok Hian TanLynette P ShekYap Seng ChongKeith M GodfreyPeter D GluckmanYung Seng LeeSeang Mei SawFabian YapMichael S KramerJonathan Y BernardFalk Müller-RiemenschneiderPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2019)
Greater screen-viewing at age 2-3 years was associated with later adiposity at 3-5 years in boys, but not in girls. In light of the increasing use of screen devices and cardiometabolic risk in young children, these findings may have important public health implications.