Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

Abstract Background Media use may influence metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. Yet, longitudinal studies are scarce. This study aims to evaluate the longitudinal association of childhood digital media (DM) use trajectories with MetS and its components. Methods Children from Belgium, Cyprus, Esto...

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Main Authors: Elida Sina, Christoph Buck, Toomas Veidebaum, Alfonso Siani, Lucia Reisch, Hermann Pohlabeln, Valeria Pala, Luis A. Moreno, Dénes Molnar, Lauren Lissner, Yiannis Kourides, Stefaan De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, Wolfgang Ahrens, Antje Hebestreit, the IDEFICS, I.Family consortia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01186-9