Sedentary behavior among Spanish children and adolescents: findings from the ANIBES study

An increase of sedentary behaviors far from the Mediterranean lifestyle is happening in spite of the impact on health. The aims of this study were to describe sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents. A representative sample of 424 Spanish children and adolescents (38% females) involved in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC public health 2017-01, Vol.17 (1), p.94-94, Article 94
Hauptverfasser:	Mielgo-Ayuso, Juan, Aparicio-Ugarriza, Raquel, Castillo, Adrian, Ruiz, Emma, Avila, Jose M, Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier, Gil, Angel, Ortega, Rosa M, Serra-Majem, Lluis, Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio, González-Gross, Marcela
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescents Age ANIBES Study Bedrooms Behavior Child Child development Children Computer & video games Computers Computers - utilization Consoles Electronic equipment and supplies Exercise Female Field study Health aspects Humans Internet Internet - utilization Male Physical activity Public health Questionnaires Sampling methods Screen time Sedentary behavior Sedentary Lifestyle Spain Surveys and Questionnaires Teenagers Television - utilization Time Factors Video Games - statistics & numerical data Viewing Young adults Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	An increase of sedentary behaviors far from the Mediterranean lifestyle is happening in spite of the impact on health. The aims of this study were to describe sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents. A representative sample of 424 Spanish children and adolescents (38% females) involved in the ANIBES study was analyzed regarding their sedentary behaviors, together with the availability of televisions, computers, and consoles by means of the HELENA sedentary behavior questionnaire. For the total sample of children, 49.3% during weekdays and 84% during weekends did not meet the recommendation of less than 2 hours of screen viewing per day. The use of TV was higher during weekdays (p
ISSN:	1471-2458 1471-2458
DOI:	10.1186/s12889-017-4026-0