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Abstract

Screen-based activities are associated with increased risk of obesity and contribute to physical inactivity and poor dietary habits. The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations among screen-based activities, physical activity, and dietary habits in school-aged children in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, and Mexico City, Mexico. The secondary aim was to examine these associations across sex. The School Physical Activity and Nutrition survey was used to assess screen-based activities (TV watching, video game use, computer use), physical activity, and dietary habits. Organized activity/sports participation, unhealthy dietary habits, and household income were correlated with screen-based activities. While TV watching was associated with decreased participation in organized activity/sports participation, computer and video game use was associated with increased organized activity/sports participation. Boys engaged in more TV watching and video game use compared to girls. All screen-based activities were associated with age among boys; whereas video game and computer use were associated with higher income among girls. These findings suggest a need for sex- and age-specific strategies that acknowledge the differential use of screen-based activities across sex and age. Future research should continue to identify underlying correlates linking screen-based activities with health behaviors to inform strategies to reduce screen-time in Mexican children.

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Title
Associations between Screen-Based Activities, Physical Activity, and Dietary Habits in Mexican Schoolchildren
Author
Soltero, Erica G 1 ; Jáuregui, Alejandra 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hernandez, Edith 1 ; Barquera, Simón 2 ; Jáuregui, Edtna 3 ; López-Taylor, Juan Ricardo 4 ; Ortiz-Hernández, Luis 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lévesque, Lucie 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lee, Rebecca E 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA; [email protected] 
 Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cerrada Los Pinos y Caminera, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico; [email protected] (A.J.); [email protected] (S.B.) 
 Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Actividad Física y Deporte, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Independencia Oriente, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico; [email protected] (E.J.); [email protected] (J.R.L.-T.); Departamento Medicina Preventiva, Secretaria de Salud, Dr. Baeza Alzaga #107, Colonia Centro, Mexico City 44100, Mexico 
 Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Actividad Física y Deporte, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Independencia Oriente, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico; [email protected] (E.J.); [email protected] (J.R.L.-T.) 
 Departamento de Atención a la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Delegación Coyoacán, Xochimilco, Distrito Federal 04960, Mexico; [email protected] 
 School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON K7L3N6, Canada; [email protected] 
 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, 550 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 77092, USA; [email protected] 
First page
6788
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2549336132
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.