ISSN Print 2500–1094
ISSN Online 2542–1204
BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL OF PIROGOV UNIVERSITY (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The impact of electronic devices on the physical growth and development of modern youth and recommendations on their safe use
About authors
1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
2 Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University, Voronezh, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Ekaterina P. Melikhova
Studencheskaya 10, Voronezh, 394036; ur.liam@9012.aniretak
About paper
Author contribution: Milushkina OYu and Skoblina NA supervised the study, processed the collected data and wrote the manuscript; Markelova SV, Libina II and Popov MV collected and processed the data; Tatarinchik AA analyzed the literature, collected and processed the data; Melikhova EP collected and processed the data and edited the manuscript.
Received: 2019-07-04
Accepted: 2019-07-18
Published online: 2019-07-23
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Fig. 1. Body weight deficit in high-school and university students exposed to different amounts of screen time a day
Fig. 2. Excess body weight in high-school and university students exposed to different amounts of screen time a day
Table 1. Characteristics of body types
Table 2. Growth parameters and body composition in high-school and university students presented as mean values (M ± m)
Note: * p < 0.05 — between high-school boys and girls; * * p < 0.05 between high-school and university students.
Table 3. Relative risks of deviations from normal growth patterns in high-school and university students based on the frequency of exposure to stationary ED
