title: Screen time in Mexican children: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT 2012).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide descriptive information on the screen time levels of Mexican children.
  
  
  METHODS
  5 660 children aged 10-18 years from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT 2012) were studied. Screen time (watching television, movies, playing video games and using a computer) was self-reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average, children engaged in 3 hours/day of screen time, irrespective of gender and age. Screen time was higher in obese children, children from the northern and Federal District regions of the country, children living in urban areas, and children in the highest socioeconomic status and education categories. Approximately 33% of 10-14 year olds and 36% of 15-18 year olds met the screen time guideline of ≤ 2 hours/day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  10-18 year old Mexican children accumulate an average of 3 hours/day of screen time. Two thirds of Mexican children exceed the recommended maximal level of time for this activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pedroza
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Simón
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barquera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D018910:Video Games / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*