Sociodemographic correlates of sedentary behaviour
| Sedentary behaviour | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen-based* | Non-screen-based† | Accelerometry-based | ||||
| Variables | Assoc. | Studies | Assoc. | Studies | Assoc. | Studies |
| Child's age | + | 17, 48, 49, 52, 59, 64, 68 | + | + | 45, 46 | |
| o | 57, 58, 63, 71 | o | o | |||
| Parent's age | + | + | + | 13 | ||
| − | 57 | − | − | |||
| o | 56 | o | o | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | + | 48, 59, 67 | + | 70 | + | 13, 45 |
| Male | + | 23, 52, 56, 62, 63, 71 | + | 17 | + | |
| o | 24, 51, 53–55, 58, 64, 65, 73–75 | o | o | 46 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-white | + | 23, 24, 48–55 | + | + | ||
| African American | − | 52, 75 | − | − | ||
| SES‡ | + | 56 | + | 52 | + | |
| − | 49–52, 57–65 | − | − | 13 | ||
| o | 64, 74, 76 | o | o | 46 | ||
↵* Includes TV/video viewing, playing PC/video games and using computer.
↵† Includes texting, talking on the phone, listening to music, reading, studying and doing homework.
‡ SES was determined based on family income, parental education and parental employment.
+, positive association; −, negative association; o, null association.
SES, socioeconomic status.