Children's Screen Time Linked to Diabetes Risk Factors

Screen time has been associated with increased adiposity in children, but its relationship to type 2 diabetes risk factors, such as insulin resistance, is not clear. Researchers evaluated the association between screen time and cardiometabolic disease risk using cross-sectional survey responses and biological data collected in the primary school setting from 4495 children 9 to 10 years old in England.

Self-reported daily screen time options were: none, ≤1 hour, 1 to 2 hours, 2 to 3 hours, and ≥3 hours. Disease risk measures included ponderal index, skinfold thickness, fat mass, blood pressure, and several blood tests (hemoglobin A_1C, insulin, glucose, C-reactive protein, leptin, and lipids). Insulin and glucose results were used to calculate…