Influence of Physical Activity and Screen Time on the Retinal Microvasculature in Young Children
Author(s) -
Bamini Gopinath,
Louise A. Baur,
Jie Jin Wang,
Louise L. Hardy,
Erdahl Teber,
Annette Kifley,
Tien Yin Wong,
Paul Mitchell
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.110.219451
Subject(s) - retinal , caliber , quartile , medicine , blood pressure , body mass index , physical activity , ophthalmology , screen time , affect (linguistics) , cardiology , demography , physical therapy , psychology , confidence interval , geography , archaeology , communication , sociology
It is not clear whether physical activity and sedentary behavior affect retinal microvascular caliber. We investigated associations among physical activity (outdoor and indoor sporting activities), sedentary behaviors (including screen time, television [TV] viewing, and computer and videogame usage), and retinal microvascular caliber in schoolchildren.
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