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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on April 4, 2008
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn034
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A National Longitudinal Study of the Association Between Hours of TV Viewing and the Trajectory of BMI Growth Among US Children

Fred W. Danner, PhD

University of Kentucky

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Fred Danner, PhD, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, USA. E-mail: fdanner{at}uky.edu


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Objectives To assess the association between hours of TV viewing and the trajectory of BMI growth from Kindergarten to Grade 5 among a national longitudinal cohort of 7,334 US children. Methods Multilevel growth curve modeling was used to estimate children's BMI growth trajectories as a function of hours of TV viewing over time while controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, SES, birth weight, and baseline age. Results Hours of TV viewing were significantly positively associated with the acceleration of BMI growth from Kindergarten to Grade 5. Conclusions Hours spent watching TV may be contributing to the recent dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children.

Key words: children; longitudinal research; obesity.

Received January 31, 2008; revision received March 10, 2008; accepted March 13, 2008


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