Association between electronic equipment in the bedroom and sedentary lifestyle, physical activity, and body mass index of children

Objective: To describe the association between electronic devices in the bedroom with sedentary time and physical activity, both assessed by accelerometry, in addition to body mass index in children from São Caetano do Sul. Methods: The sample consisted of 441 children. The presence of electronic eq...

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Main Authors: Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari, Timóteo Leandro Araújo, Luis Carlos Oliveira, Victor Matsudo, Mauro Fisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755715000947