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