Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study

Warnberg, Julia; Pérez-Farinós, Napoleón; Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos; Gómez, SF; Labayen, Idoia; Zapico, AG; Gusi, Narcis; Aznar, Susana; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Terrados, Nicolás; Tur, Josep A.; Segú, Marta; Lassale, Camille; Homs, Clara; Oses, Maddi; González-Gross, Marcela; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez-Zazo, Fabio; Marín-Cascales, E.; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Pulgar, Susana; Bibiloni Esteva, María del Mar; Sancho-Morón, Olga; Schröder, Helmut; Barón-López, F. Javier

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Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/27793

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040795

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2021-02-16

Authors

Warnberg, Julia

Pérez-Farinós, Napoleón

Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos

Gómez, SF

Labayen, Idoia

Zapico, AG

Gusi, Narcis

Aznar, Susana

Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio

González Valeiro, Miguel

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Wärnberg, J.; Pérez-Farinós, N.; Benavente-Marín, J.C.; Gómez, S.F.; Labayen, I.; G. Zapico, A.; Gusi, N.; Aznar, S.; Alcaraz, P.E.; González-Valeiro, M.; Serra-Majem, L.; Terrados, N.; Tur, J.A.; Segú, M.; Lassale, C.; Homs, C.; Oses, M.; González-Gross, M.; Sánchez-Gómez, J.; Jiménez-Zazo, F.; Marín-Cascales, E.; Sevilla-Sánchez, M.; Herrera-Ramos, E.; Pulgar, S.; Bibiloni, M.d.M.; Sancho-Moron, O.; Schröder, H.; Barón-López, F.J. Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040795

Abstract

[Abstract] The aim of this study is to evaluate if screen time and parents’ education levels are associated with adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. This cross-sectional study analyzed a representative sample of 3333 children and adolescents (8 to 16 years) included in the Physical Activity, Sedentarism, lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish youth (PASOS) study in Spain (which ran from March 2019 to February 2020). Data on screen time (television, computer, video games, and mobile phone) per day, Mediterranean diet adherence, daily moderate or vigorous physical activity, and parents’ education levels were gathered using questionnaires. A descriptive study of the variables according to sex and parents’ education level was performed. Logistic regression models (adjusted by sex and weight status) were fitted to evaluate the independent association between screen time and Kids’ level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (KIDMED) index, as well as some of its items. A greater amount of screen time was associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean diet; a lower consumption of fruit, vegetables, fish, legumes, and nuts; and a greater consumption of fast food, sweets, and candies. A lower parents’ education level was associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean diet. It is necessary to promote the responsible, limited use of screen time, especially in children with parents with a lower education level.