Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents

Cabré-Riera, Alba; Wel, Luuk van; Liorni, Ilaria; Koopman‐Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth; Imaz, Liher; Ibarluzea, Jesús; Huss, Anke; Wiart, Joe; Vermeulen, Roel; Joseph, Wout; Capstick, Myles; Vrijheid, Martine; Cardis, Elisabeth; Röösli, Martin; Eeftens, Marloes; Thielens, Arno; Tiemeier, Henning; Guxens, Mònica

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112291

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“…In fact, our data corroborated with others several studies and con rmed that more than half of teenagers did not sleep well and may showed several consequences of non-good sleep conditions. Independently of the discrepancy of numbers caused by the different methods used to measure sleep conditions several studies corroborating with our data and showed a higher number of teenagers who did not sleep well and did not show sleep quality (10)(11)(12).…”

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“…We hypothesized that teenagers spend almost of all their time in cellphone and usually involved with social networks APP's. This is probably the main speci c sedentary behavior associated with sleep time and quality conditions such as di culty to sleep and wake up, interruption, time in bed and quality of sleep (12,15). Also, we suppose that children daily involved on physical activity or/and sports practices should be protected of the risk associated with sedentary pro le in sleep conditions (3,9,16).…”

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“…Maybe because we live in a society of an intense work/study and technological leisure routine included numerous hours in screen electronic devices, and consequently, low time involved in physical activities (7). However, the role of all sedentary time and speci c Television (TV) time on unhealthy sleep conditions has already been documented with emphasis in studies about optimal time of sleep for a healthy pro le (2,9,10,12). Also, the teenagers daily pro le seems to be worse after the COVID-19 pandemic (13,14).…”

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“…Moreover, there are several lacunes about the relationship of these electronic devices used out of school/or during homework with sleep time and quality conditions essentially after the COVID-19 pandemic (12,13). We hypothesized that teenagers spend almost of all their time in cellphone and usually involved with social networks APP's.…”

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Electronic Devices and Social Networks Use Out of School and Sleep Conditions: What is the Role of Sports?

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Background: It is expected that children involved in daily physical activities and/or sports should be protected from the risk associated with the sedentary profile in sleep conditions. This is because physical activity is a protective behavior and is inversely associated with the early development of risk factors in the young population. Although there are many studies including sleep conditions and physical activity, we still do not know whether regular sports practice could be associated with better sleep conditions. Therefore, this study has the following objectives, (1): to determine which are the most common electronic display devices related to sleep time and conditions; (2) determine which is the most common social network application such as Facebook, Tik-Tok, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp associated with sleep time and conditions and (3) verify the role of sports engagement as protective behavior in these relationships. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with 1101 Spanish adolescents, between 12 and 17 years old. Age, sex, sleep, psychosocial health, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, adherence to sport, and time spent on screen devices were assessed by questionnaire. Linear regression was applied, adjusting the associated variables. Poisson regression was applied between the sexes. Values of p<0.05 were considered significant. The analyzes were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 27.0. Results: the cell phone was more associated with sleep time. In boys, time spent on cell phones and video games had a higher prevalence ratio. When psychosocial health was included in the models, we found the greatest association. For girls, time spent on the cell phone was significantly associated with sleep quality, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet became the second most important in the model, followed by psychosocial health and cell phone use. Time spent on WhatsApp was associated with sleep quality only among girls and was the most important variable in the model along with diet and psychosocial health. Conclusions: Our results suggest a strong relationship between cell phones, video games and social networks with sleep quality and time.

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“…In 6 studies [ 44 , 46 , 53 – 56 ] of 1 st - and 2 nd -tier quality, few statistically significant results were found. However, according to the authors, these results should be interpreted with caution because they may, for example, have been based on uncontrolled confounding or caused by chance.…”

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Systematic review of the physiological and health-related effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure from wireless communication devices on children and adolescents in experimental and epidemiological human studies

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Background For more than 20 years, the potential health risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF EMF) exposure from mobile communication devices on children and adolescents have been examined because they are considered sensitive population groups; however, it remains unclear whether such exposure poses any particular risk to them. Objectives The aim of this review was to systematically analyze and evaluate the physiological and health-related effects of RF EMF exposures from wireless communication devices (mobile phones, cordless phones, Bluetooth, etc.) on children and adolescents. Methods This review was prepared according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Methodological limitations in individual studies were assessed using the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) Risk-of-Bias Rating Tool for Human and Animal Studies. Results A total of 42 epidemiological and 11 experimental studies were eligible for this review. Most of the studies displayed several methodological weaknesses that limited the internal validity of the results. Due to a lack of consistency regarding the outcomes as well as the lack of scientific rigor in most reviewed studies, the body of evidence for the effects of RF EMF of mobile communication devices on subjective symptoms, cognition, and behavior in children and adolescents was low to inadequate. Evidence from the studies investigating early childhood development, brain activity, cancer, and physiological parameters was considered inadequate for drawing conclusions about possible effects. Discussion Overall, the body of evidence allows no final conclusion on the question whether exposure to RF EMF from mobile communication devices poses a particular risk to children and adolescents. There has been rapid development in technologies generating RF EMF, which are extensively used by children and adolescents. Therefore, we strongly recommend high-quality systematic research on children and adolescents, since they are generally considered as sensitive age groups.

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Evaluation of Chinese populational exposure to environmental electromagnetic field based on stochastic dosimetry and parametric human modelling

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Sun

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents

Cited by 8 publications

References 49 publications

Electronic Devices and Social Networks Use Out of School and Sleep Conditions: What is the Role of Sports?

Electronic Devices and Social Networks Use Out of School and Sleep Conditions: What is the Role of Sports?

Systematic review of the physiological and health-related effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure from wireless communication devices on children and adolescents in experimental and epidemiological human studies

Evaluation of Chinese populational exposure to environmental electromagnetic field based on stochastic dosimetry and parametric human modelling

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