| Title |
Video Game Playing Is Independently Associated with Blood Pressure and Lipids in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0026643 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gary S. Goldfield, Glen P. Kenny, Stasia Hadjiyannakis, Penny Phillips, Angela S. Alberga, Travis J. Saunders, Mark S. Tremblay, Janine Malcolm, Denis Prud'homme, Rejeanne Gougeon, Ronald J. Sigal |
| Abstract |
To examine the association between duration and type of screen time (TV, video games, computer time) and blood pressure (BP) and lipids in overweight and obese adolescents. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 198 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 188 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 39 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 12% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 19% |
| Unknown | 45 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 12% |
| Sports and Recreations | 22 | 11% |
| Psychology | 18 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 56 | 28% |