Comparison of Sedentary Behaviors between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typically Developing Children

Autor/inn/en	Must, Aviva; Phillips, Sarah M.; Curtin, Carol; Anderson, Sarah E.; Maslin, Melissa; Lividini, Keith; Bandini, Linda G.
Titel	Comparison of Sedentary Behaviors between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typically Developing Children
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 4, S.376-384 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313479039
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Physical Activity Level; Children; Comparative Analysis; Child Behavior; Body Weight; Body Composition; Parents; Questionnaires; Television Viewing; Computer Use; Video Games; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Körpergewicht; Eltern; Fragebogen; Fernsehkonsum; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele
Abstract	Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder differ from typically developing children. We used parental report to assess and compare time spent in sedentary behaviors for 53 children with autism spectrum disorder and 58 typically developing children aged 3-11 years. We also determined how sedentary behavior was related to child weight status (body mass index z-score). Overall, children with autism spectrum disorder spent an hour more in sedentary behaviors on weekdays compared to typically developing children (5.2 vs 4.2 h, p = 0.03), and most of this difference was due to screen time. The age- and sex-adjusted estimate of weekday total daily screen time was 1.6 h (typically developing) compared to 2.5 h (autism spectrum disorder, p = 0.004 for difference). A significant relationship between BMI z-score and total sedentary behavior time on weekend days was observed among young children with ASD, but not among TD children. The modest association between weekend sedentary behaviour time and BMI z-score among children with ASD suggests that sedentary behaviour is linked to relative weight status in these children. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and identify causal pathways. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10