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Beyond traditional risk factors such as obesity, sedentary behaviors, including prolonged internet use and video gaming, may contribute to elevated blood pressure. This study aimed to investigate the association between problematic internet use, video gaming, and ambulatory blood pressure parameters in adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study included adolescents aged 12\u201318\u00a0years who were referred to a pediatric nephrology outpatient clinic for evaluation of hypertension. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were obtained from medical records. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed to classify ambulatory hypertension and white coat hypertension. Internet use and gaming behaviors were assessed using the Young Internet Addiction Scale (YIA-SF) and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS9-SF). Scale scores were compared with ABPM parameters. 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Although these behaviors were not independent predictors of ambulatory hypertension after adjustment for demographic and anthropometric factors, awareness of screen-based behaviors may complement lifestyle counseling in adolescents evaluated for elevated blood pressure.\n                    <jats:table-wrap>\n                      <jats:table>\n                        <jats:tbody>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td colspan=\"2\">\n                              <jats:bold>What is Known:<\/jats:bold>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>The majority of pediatric studies examining the relationship between screen-based behaviors and blood pressure have been based on office blood pressure measurements, which may not fully capture circadian blood pressure patterns compared with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring<\/jats:italic>\n                              .\n                            <\/jats:td>\n                          <\/jats:tr>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td colspan=\"2\">\n                              <jats:bold>What is New:<\/jats:bold>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>This study contributes to the limited literature examining the association between problematic internet use, video gaming, and ambulatory blood pressure parameters in adolescents<\/jats:italic>\n                              .\u2022\n                              <jats:italic>Higher internet addiction scores were associated with higher mean daytime blood pressure, including among non-obese adolescents<\/jats:italic>\n                              .\n                            <\/jats:td>\n                          <\/jats:tr>\n                        <\/jats:tbody>\n                      <\/jats:table>\n                    <\/jats:table-wrap>\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00431-026-06817-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]],"date-time":"2026-03-03T07:59:40Z","timestamp":1772524780000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Digital media use and blood pressure in adolescents"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"185","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1316-9545","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hande","family":"Yeti\u015fgin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6652-0290","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pervin","family":"Demir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1574-1971","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mihriban","family":"In\u00f6z\u00fc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8451-0099","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Esra","family":"\u00c7\u00f6p","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9609-1511","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sare G\u00fclfem","family":"\u00d6zl\u00fc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"6817_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1488","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.683243","volume":"116","author":"R Din-Dzietham","year":"2007","unstructured":"Din-Dzietham R, Liu Y, Bielo MV, Shamsa F (2007) High blood pressure trends in children and adolescents in national surveys, 1963 to 2002. 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