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Association of Lifestyle Factors and Neuropsychological Development of 4-Year-Old Children

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  • Giselle O’Connor

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Jordi Julvez

    (Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, 43204 Reus, Spain)

  • Silvia Fernandez-Barrés

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Eva Mᵃ Navarrete-Muñoz

    (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Nutritional Epidemiology Unit Department of Public Health, History of Medicine and Gynecology, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 Alicante, Spain
    Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO), Miguel Hernández University, 03550 Alicante, Spain)

  • Mario Murcia

    (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 08034 Valencia, Spain)

  • Adonina Tardón

    (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Isolina Riaño Galán

    (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33003 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Pilar Amiano

    (Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Jesús Ibarluzea

    (Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
    Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Raquel Garcia-Esteban

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Martine Vrijheid

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Jordi Sunyer

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Dora Romaguera

    (ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Institut D’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Background: We aimed to assess how lifestyle factors such as diet, sleep, screen viewing, and physical activity, individually, as well as in a combined score, were associated with neuropsychological development in pre-school age children. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 1650 children of 4 years of age, from the Environment and Childhood Project (INMA) population-based birth cohorts in four regions of Spain. Children were classified per a childhood healthy lifestyle score (CHLS) with a range of 0 to 4 that included eating in concordance with the Mediterranean diet (1 point); reaching recommended sleep time (1 point); watching a maximum recommended screen time (1 point); and being physically active (1 point). The McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities (MSCA) were used to test neuropsychological development. Multi-adjusted linear regression models were created to assess the association with the lifestyle factors individually and as a combined score. Results: CHLS was not associated with MSCA general cognitive score (1-point increment = −0.5, 95% CI: −1.2, 0.2). Analyzed by separate lifestyle factors, physical activity had a significant negative association with MSCA score and less TV/screen time had a negative association with MSCA score. Conclusion: In this cross-sectional study, a combined score of lifestyle factors is not related to neuropsychological development at pre-school age.

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  • Giselle O’Connor & Jordi Julvez & Silvia Fernandez-Barrés & Eva Mᵃ Navarrete-Muñoz & Mario Murcia & Adonina Tardón & Isolina Riaño Galán & Pilar Amiano & Jesús Ibarluzea & Raquel Garcia-Esteban & Mart, 2020. "Association of Lifestyle Factors and Neuropsychological Development of 4-Year-Old Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:16:p:5668-:d:395053
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    1. Ilona Bidzan-Bluma & Małgorzata Lipowska, 2018. "Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning of Children: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-13, April.
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