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Prevalence of meeting screen time guidelines among children

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The prevalence of US children meeting screen time guidelines remained stable throughout the study period, with children from lower socioeconomic status households being less likely to adhere to these guidelines.

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The NSCH team and all participants involved in our study are acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Chaochao Wen, Guodong Ding & Yongjun Zhang

  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Angela Vinturache

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C.W. and Y.Z. conceived this study. C.W. drafted the manuscript. Y.Z. supervised the work and, together with G.D. and A.V., conducted the literature review, revised the data, and critically reviewed the manuscript text for important intellectual content prior to publication.

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Wen, C., Ding, G., Vinturache, A. et al. Prevalence of meeting screen time guidelines among children. Pediatr Res 99, 48–50 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04175-x

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