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Relationship between Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Quantity and Quality in US Adolescents Aged 16–19

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  • Furong Xu

    (Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881, USA)

  • Sue K. Adams

    (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Transition Center, Kingston, RI 02881, USA)

  • Steven A. Cohen

    (Health Studies Program, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881, USA)

  • Jacob E. Earp

    (Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881, USA)

  • Mary L. Greaney

    (Health Studies Program, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881, USA)

Abstract

Despite the health benefits associated with physical activity (PA), screen time reduction, and sleep quantity and quality, the relationships between PA, screen time, and sleep quantity and quality remain unclear in adolescents. The present study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from adolescents aged 16–19 years who participated in the 2005–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( n = 542). Multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for confounders, examined the relationship between objectively measured PA, self-reported screen time, and sleep quantity and quality. Respondents who met the current PA recommendation had 50% lower odds of having sufficient sleep (≥8 h) than those not meeting the recommendation (OR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.94). Respondents who met the screen time recommendation (≤2 h/day) had 55% lower odds of reporting poor sleep quality than those whose screen time exceeded the recommendation (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.91), with similar patterns observed for females and males. However, males who met both PA and screen time recommendations had 73% lower odds of reporting poor sleep quality than males who met neither recommendation (OR = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.99). In conclusion, PA and screen time are associated with sleep quantity or sleep quality in adolescents, and there are differences in these associations by sex.

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  • Furong Xu & Sue K. Adams & Steven A. Cohen & Jacob E. Earp & Mary L. Greaney, 2019. "Relationship between Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Quantity and Quality in US Adolescents Aged 16–19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:9:p:1524-:d:227101
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    1. Milena Foerster & Andrea Henneke & Shala Chetty-Mhlanga & Martin Röösli, 2019. "Impact of Adolescents’ Screen Time and Nocturnal Mobile Phone-Related Awakenings on Sleep and General Health Symptoms: A Prospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, February.
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