Prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school children (12–14yr) in the city of Mashhad, Iran, 2010–11

Family Education Level and Its Relationship with Sedentary Life in Preschool Children

“…Studies confirm that sedentary behaviors are directly influenced by sociodemographic factors [26,38,51,52]. In this sense, socioeconomic level, age, physical activity engagement, gender and work status of the parents have been widely analyzed in primary and secondary students [10,[36][37][38][39]52], but much less the educational level of the parents [11,34], and especially in kindergarten students [53]. Despite parental educational level being one of the least analyzed risk factors in very young children, this study identified it as a potentially influential factor in the configuration of lifestyle [28], and consequently the screen time of their children [27,49,54].…”

“…However, there is currently far less research focused on the sedentary behavior of young children aged zero to six years than older children and adults [11,34,35]. What has been shown though, is that the role of different sociodemographic factors that affect parents, such as age, educational level, employment or socioeconomic level and their effects on the practice of physical activity, have been linked to sedentary behaviors in children [10,[36][37][38][39]. It is therefore necessary to continue extending this body of work in order to generate holistic preventive strategies that address not only sedentary behavior but also the causes that provoke and accentuate it, in order to reduce sedentary behaviors and future negative health outcomes for young children.…”