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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Screen Time Is Associated With Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Childhood and Adolescence.

David Horner, Marie Jahn, Klaus Bønnelykke, Bo Chawes, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Ann-Marie Malby Schoos, Jakob Stokholm, Morten Arendt Rasmussen

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

David HornerCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0200-4561
Marie JahnCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.
Klaus BønnelykkeCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.
Bo ChawesCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.
Trine Flensborg-MadsenUnit of Medical Psychology, Department of Public Health University of Copenhagen Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6753-335X
Ann-Marie Malby SchoosCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5827-0885
Jakob StokholmCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4989-9769
Morten Arendt RasmussenCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7431-5206

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundScreen time in children and adolescents may be linked to cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk.

methodsWe analyzed data from >1000 participants in the COPSAC2010 and COPSAC2000 (Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood) mother-child 2000 and 2010 cohorts. Discretionary screen time, reported by parents or self, was assessed in relation to a composite cardiometabolic risk score based on

resultsEach additional hour of screen time was associated with higher cardiometabolic risk in both children (β=0.08 [0.01-0.14],

conclusionsScreen time was positively associated with cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk, and these associations were stronger among children and adolescents with shorter sleep duration. These findings highlight the importance of jointly considering screen time and sleep patterns in the assessment of early-life risk factors for cardiometabolic and cardiovascular health.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesScreen TimeAdolescentBlood GlucoseCardiometabolic Risk FactorsChildFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSleepTime FactorsBlood Glucoseadolescencecardiometabolic riskmetabolomicsscreen timesleep

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PMCPMC12533741

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