Sex-specific longitudinal associations of screen viewing time in children at 2–3 years with adiposity at 3–5 years

• Main Authors: Padmapriya, Natarajan, Aris, Izzuddin M., Tint, Mya Thway, Loy, See Ling, Cai, Shirong, Tan, Kok Hian, Shek, Lynette P., Chong, Yap Seng, Godfrey, Keith M., Gluckman, Peter D., Lee, Yung Seng, Saw, Seang Mei, Yap, Fabian, Kramer, Michael S., Bernard, Jonathan Y., Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Obesity; Screen-viewing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151127
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Objective: Screen-viewing in late childhood has been associated with adiposity and blood pressure (BP), but evidence is lacking at younger ages. To investigate the prospective associations of total and device-specific screen-viewing at age 2–3 years with BMI, sum of skinfold thicknesses and BP among...