Goldilocks Days: optimising children's time use for health and well-being.


Journal

Journal of epidemiology and community health
ISSN: 1470-2738
Titre abrégé: J Epidemiol Community Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7909766

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2022
Historique:
received: 21 02 2021
accepted: 20 07 2021
pubmed: 14 8 2021
medline: 24 3 2022
entrez: 13 8 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

One size rarely fits all in population health. Differing outcomes may compete for best allocations of time. Among children aged 11-12 years, we aimed to (1) describe optimal 24-hour time use for diverse physical, cognitive/academic and well-being outcomes, (2) pinpoint the 'Goldilocks Day' that optimises all outcomes and (3) develop a tool to customise time-use recommendations. In 2004, the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children recruited a nationally-representative cohort of 5107 infants with biennial follow-up waves. We used data from the cross-sectional Child Health CheckPoint module (2015-2016, n=1874, 11-12 years, 51% males). Time use was from 7-day 24-hour accelerometry. Outcomes included life satisfaction, psychosocial health, depressive symptoms, emotional problems, non-verbal IQ; vocabulary, academic performance, adiposity, fitness, blood pressure, inflammatory biomarkers, bone strength. Relationships between time use and outcomes were modelled using compositional regression. Optimal daily durations varied widely for different health outcomes (sleep: 8.3-11.4 hours; sedentary: 7.3-12.2 hours; light physical activity: 1.7-5.1 hours; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA): 0.3-2.7 hours, all models p≤0.04). In general, days with highest physical activity (predominantly MVPA) and low sedentary time were optimal for physical health, while days with highest sleep and lowest sedentary time were optimal for mental health. Days with highest sedentary time and lowest physical activity were optimal for cognitive health. The overall Goldilocks Day had 10 hours 21 min sleep, 9 hours 44 min sedentary time, 2 hours 26 min light physical activity and 1 hour 29 min MVPA. Our interactive interface allows personalisation of Goldilocks Days to an individual's outcome priorities. 'Goldilocks Days' necessitate compromises based on hierarchies of priorities for health, social and economic outcomes.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
One size rarely fits all in population health. Differing outcomes may compete for best allocations of time. Among children aged 11-12 years, we aimed to (1) describe optimal 24-hour time use for diverse physical, cognitive/academic and well-being outcomes, (2) pinpoint the 'Goldilocks Day' that optimises all outcomes and (3) develop a tool to customise time-use recommendations.
METHODS
In 2004, the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children recruited a nationally-representative cohort of 5107 infants with biennial follow-up waves. We used data from the cross-sectional Child Health CheckPoint module (2015-2016, n=1874, 11-12 years, 51% males). Time use was from 7-day 24-hour accelerometry. Outcomes included life satisfaction, psychosocial health, depressive symptoms, emotional problems, non-verbal IQ; vocabulary, academic performance, adiposity, fitness, blood pressure, inflammatory biomarkers, bone strength. Relationships between time use and outcomes were modelled using compositional regression.
RESULTS
Optimal daily durations varied widely for different health outcomes (sleep: 8.3-11.4 hours; sedentary: 7.3-12.2 hours; light physical activity: 1.7-5.1 hours; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA): 0.3-2.7 hours, all models p≤0.04). In general, days with highest physical activity (predominantly MVPA) and low sedentary time were optimal for physical health, while days with highest sleep and lowest sedentary time were optimal for mental health. Days with highest sedentary time and lowest physical activity were optimal for cognitive health. The overall Goldilocks Day had 10 hours 21 min sleep, 9 hours 44 min sedentary time, 2 hours 26 min light physical activity and 1 hour 29 min MVPA. Our interactive interface allows personalisation of Goldilocks Days to an individual's outcome priorities.
CONCLUSION
'Goldilocks Days' necessitate compromises based on hierarchies of priorities for health, social and economic outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34385290
pii: jech-2021-216686
doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-216686
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

301-308

Informations de copyright

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None declared.

Auteurs

Dorothea Dumuid (D)

Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia dot.dumuid@unisa.edu.au.

Timothy Olds (T)

Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Katherine Lange (K)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Ben Edwards (B)

ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Kate Lycett (K)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.

David P Burgner (DP)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Infection and Immunity, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

Peter Simm (P)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Terence Dwyer (T)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.

Ha Le (H)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.

Melissa Wake (M)

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.

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