Investigating the association between child television viewing and measured child adiposity outcomes in a large nationally representative sample of New Zealanders: a cross-sectional study
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Article Title | Investigating the association between child television viewing and measured child adiposity outcomes in a large nationally representative sample of New Zealanders: a cross-sectional study |
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ERA Journal ID | 9773 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hobbs, Matthew (Author), Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author), Kingsnorth, Andrew P. (Author), Marek, Lukas (Author), Tomintz, Melanie (Author), Wiki, Jesse (Author), McCarthy, John (Author), Campbell, Malcolm (Author) and Kingham, Simon (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Physical Activity and Health |
Journal Citation | 18 (5), pp. 524-532 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1543-3080 |
1543-5474 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0192 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jpah/18/5/article-p524.xml |
Abstract | Background: This study investigates whether parental characteristics moderate the association between child television (TV) viewing and obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) were pooled for the years 2013/14–2016/17 (n=9,022). Parents from adult surveys were related to child data in the child NZHS. Child TV viewing was estimated using self-reported time for each weekday and weekend. Childhood body mass index (BMI) and obesity was defined using the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-off values. Effect modification was assessed by interaction and by stratifying binary logistic regression (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) [95% Confidence Intervals (CI]) analyses by parent education (low, moderate, high) and ethnicity (Asian, European/other, Māori, Pacific). Results: Watching ≥2 hours TV on average per day in the past week, relative to <2 hours TV viewing, was associated with a higher odds of childhood obesity (AOR=1.26 [1.06, 1.51]). Stratification showed that the association between ≥2 hours TV and obesity was most pronounced for children with parents of European/other parent ethnicity (AOR=1.85 [1.36, 2.52]), and low education (AOR=1.36 [1.01, 1.85]) and high education (AOR=1.50 [1.03, 2.20]). Conclusion: We found support for a moderating role of parent ethnicity and some evidence of parent education suggesting a more complex relationship exists between child TV viewing and obesity than is sometimes suggested. |
Keywords | public health, New Zealand Health Survey, body size |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
420201. Behavioural epidemiology | |
Public Notes | © 2021 Human Kinetics. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group | |
Loughborough University, United Kingdom | |
Ministry of Health, New Zealand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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