From: Relation of adiposity, television and screen time in offspring to their parents
 | Parent BMI status (current age) | p-value | ||
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 | Normal weight n = 102 | Overweight n = 108 | Obese n = 172 | |
BMI of parent at current age | 21.9 | 27.9 | 36.4 | <0.001 |
Risk factors in Offspring | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age, years | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 12.3 ± 0.4 | 12.9 ± 0.3 | 0.008 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 19.2 ± 0.5 a,b | 21.0 ± 0.5 a,c | 23.1 ± 0.4 b,c | <0.001 |
BMI percentile | 47.3 ± 2.7 a,b | 66.8 ± 2.7 a,c | 73.4 ± 2.2 b | <0.001 |
Waist circumference, cm | 67.9 ± 1.3 a,b | 72.7 ± 1.2 a,c | 76.3 ± 1.0 b,c | <0.001 |
% body fat | 21.8 ± 1.2 a,b | 25.2 ± 1.0 a,c | 29.1 ± 0.8 b,c | <0.001 |
Visceral adipose tissue, cm2 | 14.8 ± 1.2 a,b | 17.9 ± 1.2 a | 20.2 ± 0.9 b | 0.002 |
Subcutaneous adipose tissue, cm2 | 50.32 ± 6.7 a,b | 74.3 ± 6.6 a,c | 97.7 ± 5.3 b.c | <0.001 |
Lifestyle factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TV hours/day | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 0.23 |
   > 2 hours of TV/day, % | 50.0±4.7 b | 60.0 ± 5.7 | 67.2 ± 0.4 b | 0.02 |
Computer or video, hours/day | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 0.93 |
Total screen time, hours/day* | 4.8 ± 0.3 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.30 | 0.50 |
  > 2 hours of total screen time/day, %* | 70.4 ± 3.8 a, b | 82.3 ± 3.8 a | 85.1 ± 3.0 b | 0.009 |
Physical activity sessions/week | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 8.7 ± 0.6 | 0.98 |