title: The association between body mass index and duration spent on electronic devices in children and adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the duration spent on electronic devices, and to assess the factors that can cause obesity among children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study including 541 participants. Data was collected from March to June 2015 via ambulatory pediatric clinics in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The BMI standard deviation was calculated based on Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) standards.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the participants was 10.1 years. Children who spent ≥2 hours daily on electronic devices showed an increased BMI, and made up 68.4% of the sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An increased BMI was more common among children who spent ≥2 hours daily on electronic devices. The relationship between BMI, reduced physical activity, and eating during television viewing was determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. aagha@kau.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Abdulmoein E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Al-Agha
authors.forename: F Sarah
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nizar
authors.forename: Anwar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nahhas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors