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  • Title: Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in sedentary behavior during adolescence: a twin-family study.
    Author: van der Aa N, Bartels M, te Velde SJ, Boomsma DI, de Geus EJ, Brug J.
    Journal: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med; 2012 Jun 01; 166(6):509-14. PubMed ID: 22312167.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the degree to which genetic and environmental influences affect individual differences in sedentary behavior throughout adolescence. DESIGN: Cross-sectional twin-family design. SETTING: Data on self-reported sedentary behavior from Dutch twins and their nontwin siblings. PARTICIPANTS: The total sample consisted of 5074 adolescent twins (aged 13-19 years) and 937 siblings (aged 12-20 years) from 2777 families. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Screen-viewing sedentary behavior was assessed with survey items about weekly frequency of television viewing, playing electronic games, and computer/Internet use. Based on these items,an overall score for screen-viewing sedentary behavior was computed. RESULTS: The genetic architecture of screen-viewing sedentary behavior differed by age. Variation in sedentary behavior among 12-year-olds was accounted for by genetic (boys: 35%; girls: 19%), shared environmental (boys:29%; girls: 48%), and nonshared environmental (boys:36%; girls: 34%) factors. Variation in sedentary behavior among 20-year-olds was accounted for by genetic(boys: 48%; girls: 34%) and nonshared environmental(boys: 52%; girls: 66%) factors. CONCLUSION: The shift from shared environmental factors in the etiology of sedentary behavior among younger adolescents to genetic and nonshared environmental factors among older adolescents requires age-specific tailoring of intervention programs.
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