Self-reported TV and computer time do not represent accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in 10 to 12-year-olds

Verloigne, Maïté; Lippevelde, Wendy van; Maes, Lea; Yildirim, Mine; Chinapaw, Mai J. M.; Manios, Yannis; Androutsos, Odysseas; Kovacs, Eva; Bringolf-Isler, Bettina; Brug, Johannes und Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse de (2013): Self-reported TV and computer time do not represent accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in 10 to 12-year-olds. In: European journal of public health, Vol. 23, No. 1: pp. 30-32

Abstract

Screen-time activities are often used as proxies for sedentary time. We studied associations of self-reported television (TV), computer and total screen-time with accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in European children (10-12 years). Analyses showed significant positive associations between TV, computer and total screen-time with total sedentary time for the total sample, however, the explained variance was low and stratified analyses only revealed a significant positive association between total screen-time and total sedentary time in boys and between computer time and total sedentary time in Dutch children. This suggests that self-reported TV and computer time do not adequately reflect total sedentary time in schoolchildren.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: Accelerometry; Child; Computers; Cross-Sectional Studies; Europe; Female; Health Behavior; Health Surveys; Humans; Leisure Activities; Male; Sedentary Lifestyle; Self Report; Surveys and Questionnaires; Television
• Faculties: Medicine > Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology; Medicine > Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology > Epidemiology of Vertigo and Dizziness
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• Language: English