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Physical activity, screen time and sleep duration: Combined associations with psychosocial health among Canadian children and youth.
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Health reports [Health Rep] 2020 Jul 02; Vol. 31 (5), pp. 9-16. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Canada recently adopted the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (24-Hour Guidelines) for young people aged 5 to 17 years-an international first, providing integrated recommendations for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep. Since the release of the guidelines, very few studies have examined the associations of adherence to the 24-Hour Guidelines with health outcomes-and none focus on psychosocial health. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the associations of meeting the 24-Hour Guidelines and their behaviour-specific recommendations with psychosocial health among Canadian children and youth.<br />Data and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 4,250 children and youth aged 5 to 17 years with valid accelerometer data. The study data were collected from 2009 to 2015 with the Canadian Health Measures Survey and pooled. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was measured using accelerometers; screen time, sleep duration and measures of psychosocial health were self- or proxy-reported. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of meeting individual or different combined recommendations from the 24-Hour Guidelines with psychosocial health.<br />Results: There was low overall adherence to all three 24-Hour Guidelines recommendations, especially among youth (children: 13.9%, youth: 4.8%). Meeting two or more of the recommendations was associated with higher odds of positive psychosocial health among youth (odds ratio [OR] = 3.10; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.17-8.19). Sleep duration and screen time were strongly associated with social behaviour and psychosocial health among Canadian youth.<br />Discussion: Adherence to the 24-Hour Guidelines was significantly associated with better psychosocial health among Canadian youth.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1209-1367
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32644766
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202000500002-eng