Effects of Sedentary Behavioral Breakdown on Physiological and Cognitive Parameters in Pediatrics

Authors

  • Astrid von Oetinger
  • Sergio Villanueva
  • Luz María Trujillo Gittermann Universidad de las américas, Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago de Chile

Keywords:

sedentary behavior, sedentary behavior breaks, children, sedentary behavior in children.

Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity is relevant to physical and mental health. Daily sedentary behavior affects health, and physical activity contributes to the maintenance of mental health.

Objective: To analyze, in a pediatric population, the updated scientific evidence related to the effects of sedentary behavioral breaks on cardiometabolic markers and cognitive function.

Methods: Systematic review of studies published in scientific databases like: PubMed, Cochrane, Science Direct, Medline. The search limits were placed on studies published between 2016 and 2022, and conducted in boys and girls aged 4 to 13 years.

Analysis and synthesis of information: 127 articles with 2522 patients were identified. Ten articles were included in the final analysis and two subgroups were considered: a) patients with breaks in sedentary behavior and their effect on cardiometabolic markers and b) patients with breaks in sedentary behavior and their effect on cognitive functions.

Conclusions: The results obtained indicated that interventions with sedentary behavior breakdown protocols constitute an effective method to improve cardiometabolic health markers and cognitive function markers in the pediatric population.

 

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Author Biography

Luz María Trujillo Gittermann, Universidad de las américas, Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago de Chile

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-5771

Published

2023-06-09

How to Cite

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von Oetinger A, Villanueva S, Trujillo Gittermann LM. Effects of Sedentary Behavioral Breakdown on Physiological and Cognitive Parameters in Pediatrics. Rev Cubana Pediatría [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 9 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];95. Available from: https://revpediatria.sld.cu/index.php/ped/article/view/2292

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PEDIATRÍA