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. 2020 Feb;49:101226. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101226

Table 4.

Total sedentary time and physical activity.

Outcome Age group Unfavorably related to exposure Favorably related to exposure Summary
N participants (total (if n = 1) or range) Quality
n/N (%)* P value#
Exposure: sedentary behavior
Sleep duration Infants [27,49] 2/2 (100.0) 0.250 Cross-sectional: 22 to 183 Very lowa
Night awakenings Infants [27] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 22 Very lowa
Daytime napping Infants [27] [49] 1/2 (100.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 22 to 183 Very lowa
Sleep efficiency Infants [49] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Sleep duration Preschoolers [31] [21] 1/2 (50.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 131 to 216 Very lowa
Night awakenings Preschoolers [21] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Bedtime Preschoolers [20] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Sleep quality Preschoolers [36]c 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 RCT: 809 Moderatea
Exposure: Total Physical Activity
Sleep duration Infants [49] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Sleep efficiency Infants [49] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Daytime napping Infants [49] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Sleep duration Toddlers [52] [33] 1/2 (50.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 173 to 240 Very lowa
Sleep quality Toddlers [33,52] 2/2 (100.0) 0.250 Cross-sectional: 173 to 240 Very lowa
Sleep stability Toddlers [52] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 173 to 183 Very lowa
Sleep duration Preschoolers [20] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Night awakenings Preschoolers [20] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Sleep stability Preschoolers [19]b 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 143 Low
Exposure: Light Physical Activity
Bedtime Preschoolers [20] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Exposure: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Sleep duration Toddlers [52] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 173 Very lowa
Sleep quality Toddlers [52] [33] 1/2 (50.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 173 to 240 Very lowa
Sleep stability Toddlers [52] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 173 Very lowa
Sleep duration Preschoolers [45] [31] 1/2 (50.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 112 to 131 Low
Bedtime Preschoolers [20] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 216 Very lowa
Sleep quality Preschoolers [36] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 RCT: 809 Moderatea
Sleep stability Preschoolers [19] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Longitudinal: 143 Low
Exposure: Floor-based play
Sleep duration Infants [49] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Sleep efficiency Infants [49] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Daytime napping Infants [46] 0/1 (0.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 183 Very lowa
Exposure: Outdoor play/outdoor time
Sleep duration Toddlers [51,51] 0/2 (100.0) 0.250 Longitudinal: 369
Cross-sectional: 497
Very lowa
Night awakenings Toddlers [51]b 2/2 (100.0) 0.250 Longitudinal: 369
Cross-sectional: 497
Very lowa
Bedtime Toddlers [51]b 2/2 (100.0) 0.250 Longitudinal: 369
Cross-sectional: 497
Very lowa
Sleep latency Toddlers [51]b 2/2 (100.0) 0.250 Longitudinal: 369
Cross-sectional: 497
Very lowa
Sleep duration Preschoolers [51] [51] 1/2 (50.0) 0.750 Cross-sectional: 415 to 1028 Very lowa
Night awakenings Preschoolers [51] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 415 Very lowa
Bedtime Preschoolers [51] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 415 Very lowa
Sleep latency Preschoolers [51] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 415 Very lowa
Exposure: Organized sport participation
Bedtime Preschoolers [44] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 48 Very lowa
Sleep efficiency Preschoolers [44] 1/1 (100.0) 0.500 Cross-sectional: 48 Very lowa

RCT: randomized controlled trial. *n = number of associations showing unfavorable association (sedentary behavior) or favorable association, N = total number of associations for the specific exposure-outcome relationship reported; #two-sided p-value from the binomial probability test. Small p-value indicates higher probability that the results are valid.

a

Quality of evidence was downgraded due to serious risk of bias. Quality rating of individual studies can be found in Table S1.

b

IndicatesLongitudinal study.

c

Indicates RCT.