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| Title |
Are computer and cell phone use associated with body mass index and overweight? A population study among twin adolescents
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-7-24 |
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| Authors |
Hanna-Reetta Lajunen, Anna Keski-Rahkonen, Lea Pulkkinen, Richard J Rose, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio |
| Abstract |
Overweight in children and adolescents has reached dimensions of a global epidemic during recent years. Simultaneously, information and communication technology use has rapidly increased. A population-based sample of Finnish twins born in 1983-1987 (N = 4098) was assessed by self-report questionnaires at 17 y during 2000-2005. The association of overweight (defined by Cole's BMI-for-age cut-offs) with computer and cell phone use and ownership was analyzed by logistic regression and their association with BMI by linear regression models. The effect of twinship was taken into account by correcting for clustered sampling of families. All models were adjusted for gender, physical exercise, and parents' education and occupational class. The proportion of adolescents who did not have a computer at home decreased from 18% to 8% from 2000 to 2005. Compared to them, having a home computer (without an Internet connection) was associated with a higher risk of overweight (odds ratio 2.3, 95% CI 1.4 to 3.8) and BMI (beta coefficient 0.57, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.98). However, having a computer with an Internet connection was not associated with weight status. Belonging to the highest quintile (OR 1.8 95% CI 1.2 to 2.8) and second-highest quintile (OR 1.6 95% CI 1.1 to 2.4) of weekly computer use was positively associated with overweight. The proportion of adolescents without a personal cell phone decreased from 12% to 1% across 2000 to 2005. There was a positive linear trend of increasing monthly phone bill with BMI (beta 0.18, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.30), but the association of a cell phone bill with overweight was very weak. Time spent using a home computer was associated with an increased risk of overweight. Cell phone use correlated weakly with BMI. Increasing use of information and communication technology may be related to the obesity epidemic among adolescents. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 146 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 137 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 9% |
| Researcher | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 26 | 18% |
| Unknown | 30 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 8% |
| Psychology | 11 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 31 | 21% |
| Unknown | 36 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 October 2022.
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#6,089,280
of 23,466,057 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,236
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#23,766
of 77,134 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#8
of 18 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 15,293 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.1. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 58% of its peers.
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