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Pollyanna Costa Cardoso1,2, Thaís Cristina Marquezine Caldeira2, Taciana Maia de Sousa3
1Nutrition Department, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Governador Valadares, Brazil.
Purpose:
To analyze the temporal trend of leisure screen time among adults in Brazil between 2016 and 2021.
Design:
Time-series analysis of six cross-sectional surveys.
Setting:
Data from the Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel) (2016/21).
Subjects:
A probabilistic sample of 265 252 adults (≥18 years).
Measures:
Time watching television (TV), or using cell phone, computer, or tablet (CCT) during leisure time, and indicators of prolonged exposure for the total population and sociodemographic groups.
Analysis:
Prais-Winsten regression models were used to identify trends in the studied period.
Results:
Mean time watching TV remained stable (2.3 h to 2.2 h/day) as the frequency of adults watching TV ≥ 3 hours/day (25.7% to 25.1%) for 2016/21. There was an increase in mean time spent on CCT (1.7 h to 2.0 h/day; .08 h/day/year; P < .001) and in the frequency of adults spending ≥ 3 hours/day on CCT (19.9% to 25.5%; 1.33 pp/year; P < .001) for 2016/21. The increase in screen time was relevant in all sociodemographic groups.
Conclusion:
Leisure screen time has increased in Brazil, with greater intensity over time.
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