Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth & development disorders in Pediatrics

Assessing the time of watching visual media such as television and video games and finding their relationship to physical activity and obesity in children is very important in modifying these variables and determining the underlying causes of obesity and lack of exercise and physical activity in children Title: Correlation between screen time and weight status, physical activity in school aged children, purpose of study. Was to investigate the relation between screen time and weight status, physical activity in school aged children. Objectives and Methods: 200 children of both sexes (boys and girls) with age ranged from 8 to 10 years old were selected from governmental schools in Zagazig city, Egypt,weight status were assessed by body mass index (B.M.I) ,weight and height were assessed using height weight measuring scale , screen time assessed by using screen questionnaire(screen-Q), physical activity assessed using physical activity questionnaire for children (PAQ-C). Results: There was a significant association between screen time in weekday and weight status (p = 0.04). There was increase in the percentage of screen time more than 4 hrs in weekday of overweight and obese children compared with that in normal and underweight children. There was a significant association between screen time in weekend day and weight status (p = 0.03)

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