视频和电脑游戏在青春期使用和代谢健康风险发生率之间的潜在关联:二次数据分析
Stephanie R Lebby1, Sangeetha Shyam2,3, Amutha Ramadas4
1College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.
JMIR pediatrics and parenting
|July 6, 2023
概括
玩视频和电脑游戏的青少年经常出现更高的肥胖率,糖尿病和高血压. 增加游戏时间与更高的BMI和代谢障碍有关,突显了需要进行健康干预的需要.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字媒体影响数字媒体的影响
背景情况:
- 视频和电脑游戏的使用在青少年中普遍存在 (13-17岁的72%).
- 在这个人口群体中,关于游戏对健康的影响的研究有限.
- 这项研究通过检查游戏与代谢健康指标的关联来解决这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定视频和电脑游戏在美国青少年中的使用率.
- 评估肥胖,糖尿病,高血压 (BP) 和高胆固醇的积极健康查率.
- 调查游戏频率与这些健康结果之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 青少年到成人健康 (添加健康) 国家纵向研究的二次数据分析.
- 研究人口包括12-19岁的青少年.
- 1994年至2018年期间收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 视频和电脑游戏使用量最高的青少年的BMI显著更高 (P=.02).
- 游戏频率增加与更高的肥胖率,糖尿病和高血压相关.
- 观察到高血压的统计显著增加与更大的游戏使用.
结论:
- 频繁使用视频和电脑游戏与青少年肥胖,糖尿病和高血压风险增加有关.
- 玩游戏最多的青少年的BMI较高,更容易发生代谢障碍.
- 建议对这一群体进行公共卫生干预和游戏内健康促进策略.
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