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Table 3 Gender-specific unadjusted and adjusted linear regression models predicting weekly total screen time and TV/movie minutes.

From: Association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and screen time among pre-school children: a cross-sectional study

Neighborhood SES

Unadjusted

Adjusted a

Boys

β

95%CI

β

95%CI

Screen Time (Mins/Week)

    

Low

45.97

-40.53 to 132.46

28.84

-57.99 to 115.67

Medium

33.78

-43.09 to 110.65

23.81

-52.91 to 100.52

High

Reference

 

Reference

 

TV/Movie (Mins/Week)

    

Low

-3.86

-73.56 to 65.84

-15.07

-85.24 to 55.11

Medium

23.36

-38.58 to 85.31

15.05

-47.06 to 77.16

High

Reference

 

Reference

 

Girls

β

95%CI

β

95%CI

Screen Time (Mins/Week)

    

Low

149.50*

57.61 to 241.40

142.30*

49.75 to 234.85

Medium

53.39

-23.20 to 129.98

48.81

-28.09 to 125.70

High

Reference

 

Reference

 

TV/Movie (Mins/Week)

    

Low

95.04*

14.55 to 175.54

97.22*

16.63 to 177.81

Medium

56.58

-10.51 to 123.67

55.74

-11.36 to 122.85

High

Reference

 

Reference

 
  1. SES = Socioeconomic Status.
  2. Regression coefficients are interpreted as the difference in screen time (mins/week) from the reference category.
  3. a The boys screen time model was adjusted for age, day care, BMI, the boys TV/movie model was adjusted for day care physical activity concerns, and BMI. The girls screen time model was adjusted for day care, and the girls TV/movie model was adjusted for physical activity concerns.
  4. * p < .05.
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