Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children

Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder differ from typically developing children. We used parental report to assess and compare time s...

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Autores principales: Must, Aviva, Phillips, Sarah M., Curtin, Carol, Anderson, Sarah E., Maslin, Melissa, Lividini, Keith, Bandini, Linda G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151255
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author Must, Aviva
Phillips, Sarah M.
Curtin, Carol
Anderson, Sarah E.
Maslin, Melissa
Lividini, Keith
Bandini, Linda G.
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Curtin, Carol
Lividini, Keith
Maslin, Melissa
Must, Aviva
Phillips, Sarah M.
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Maslin, Melissa
Lividini, Keith
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description Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder differ from typically developing children. We used parental report to assess and compare time spent in sedentary behaviors for 53 children with autism spectrum disorder and 58 typically developing children aged 3–11 years. We also determined how sedentary behavior was related to child weight status (body mass index z-score). Overall, children with autism spectrum disorder spent an hour more in sedentary behaviors on weekdays compared to typically developing children (5.2 vs 4.2 h, p = 0.03), and most of this difference was due to screen time. The age- and sex-adjusted estimate of weekday total daily screen time was 1.6 h (typically developing) compared to 2.5 h (autism spectrum disorder, p = 0.004 for difference). A significant relationship between BMI z-score and total sedentary behavior time on weekend days was observed among young children with ASD, but not among TD children. The modest association between weekend sedentary behaviour time and BMI z-score among children with ASD suggests that sedentary behaiour is linked to relative weight status in these children. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and identify causal pathways.
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spelling CGSpace1512552024-10-25T08:06:20Z Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children Must, Aviva Phillips, Sarah M. Curtin, Carol Anderson, Sarah E. Maslin, Melissa Lividini, Keith Bandini, Linda G. body mass index television children Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder differ from typically developing children. We used parental report to assess and compare time spent in sedentary behaviors for 53 children with autism spectrum disorder and 58 typically developing children aged 3–11 years. We also determined how sedentary behavior was related to child weight status (body mass index z-score). Overall, children with autism spectrum disorder spent an hour more in sedentary behaviors on weekdays compared to typically developing children (5.2 vs 4.2 h, p = 0.03), and most of this difference was due to screen time. The age- and sex-adjusted estimate of weekday total daily screen time was 1.6 h (typically developing) compared to 2.5 h (autism spectrum disorder, p = 0.004 for difference). A significant relationship between BMI z-score and total sedentary behavior time on weekend days was observed among young children with ASD, but not among TD children. The modest association between weekend sedentary behaviour time and BMI z-score among children with ASD suggests that sedentary behaiour is linked to relative weight status in these children. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and identify causal pathways. 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:14Z 2024-08-01T02:56:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151255 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Must, Aviva; Phillips, Sarah M.; Curtin, Carol; Anderson, Sarah E.; Maslin, Melissa; Lividini, Keith; and Bandini, Linda G. 2014. Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children. Autism 18(4): 376-384. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361313479039
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Maslin, Melissa
Lividini, Keith
Bandini, Linda G.
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title Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children
title_full Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children
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title_short Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children
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topic body mass index
television
children
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151255
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