The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai

Abstract Background The study aimed to investigate the association between content-based problematic smartphone use and obesity in school-age children and adolescents, including variations in the association by educational stage and sex. Methods Two-stage non-probability sampling was used to recruit...

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Autores principales:	Zhicong Ma, Jiangqi Wang, Jiang Li, Yingnan Jia
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Obesity Problematic smartphone use Children Adolescents Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:034c1b77dd33416eb5a3e1d39181b5fc2021-11-14T12:14:33ZThe association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai10.1186/s12889-021-12124-61471-2458https://doaj.org/article/034c1b77dd33416eb5a3e1d39181b5fc2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12124-6https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background The study aimed to investigate the association between content-based problematic smartphone use and obesity in school-age children and adolescents, including variations in the association by educational stage and sex. Methods Two-stage non-probability sampling was used to recruit 8419 participants from nineteen primary schools, five middle schools, and thirteen high schools in Shanghai in December 2017. Obesity was identified by body mass index (BMI), which was obtained from the school physical examination record, while problematic smartphone use was measured by the Revised Problematic Smartphone Use Classification Scale as the independent variable. Results The rates of obesity varied with educational stages, while problematic smartphone use increased with educational stages. Male students reported higher obesity rates (37.1%vs19.4%, P < 0.001) and greater problematic smartphone use scores (25.65 ± 10.37 vs 22.88 ± 8.94, P < 0.001) than female students. Problematic smartphone use for entertainment (smartphone users addicted to entertainment games, music, videos, novels and other applications) was positively associated to obesity status for primary school [odds ratio (OR), 1.030; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.005–1.057] and high school students (OR, 1.031; 95% CI, 1.004–1.059). For female students, problematic smartphone use for entertainment was positively associated with obesity status (OR, 1.046; 95% CI, 1.018–1.075). Conclusions Problematic smartphone use may be associated with obesity in children and adolescents. The association differed based on the educational stage and sex, and the difference possessed dimensional specificity.Zhicong MaJiangqi WangJiang LiYingnan JiaBMCarticleObesityProblematic smartphone useChildrenAdolescentsPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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topic	Obesity Problematic smartphone use Children Adolescents Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Obesity Problematic smartphone use Children Adolescents Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Zhicong Ma Jiangqi Wang Jiang Li Yingnan Jia The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
description	Abstract Background The study aimed to investigate the association between content-based problematic smartphone use and obesity in school-age children and adolescents, including variations in the association by educational stage and sex. Methods Two-stage non-probability sampling was used to recruit 8419 participants from nineteen primary schools, five middle schools, and thirteen high schools in Shanghai in December 2017. Obesity was identified by body mass index (BMI), which was obtained from the school physical examination record, while problematic smartphone use was measured by the Revised Problematic Smartphone Use Classification Scale as the independent variable. Results The rates of obesity varied with educational stages, while problematic smartphone use increased with educational stages. Male students reported higher obesity rates (37.1%vs19.4%, P < 0.001) and greater problematic smartphone use scores (25.65 ± 10.37 vs 22.88 ± 8.94, P < 0.001) than female students. Problematic smartphone use for entertainment (smartphone users addicted to entertainment games, music, videos, novels and other applications) was positively associated to obesity status for primary school [odds ratio (OR), 1.030; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.005–1.057] and high school students (OR, 1.031; 95% CI, 1.004–1.059). For female students, problematic smartphone use for entertainment was positively associated with obesity status (OR, 1.046; 95% CI, 1.018–1.075). Conclusions Problematic smartphone use may be associated with obesity in children and adolescents. The association differed based on the educational stage and sex, and the difference possessed dimensional specificity.
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title	The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
title_short	The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
title_full	The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
title_fullStr	The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
title_full_unstemmed	The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai
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The association between obesity and problematic smartphone use among school-age children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai

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