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Table 4 Association between socio-demographic, psycho-social and biological characteristics of Norwegian children and total screen time

From: Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence

Characteristics of participants

Total screen time at baseline

Total screen time at T2

 

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

 

M*

SD*

p

M*

SD*

p

M*

SD*

p

M*

SD*

p

Self-efficacy related to barriers to physical activity

   Low

19.56

11.10

0.02

24.46

12.07

< 0.001

25.01

11.68

0.001

27.39

13.17

< 0.001

   High

16.96

10.39

 

17.19

9.50

 

21.13

10.58

 

20.82

11.19

 

Parental regulation of screen time

   Low

19.89

11.71

0.13

22.31

12.01

0.32

24.49

11.99

0.24

26.33

13.67

0.02

   High

17.96

10.57

 

21.10

11.46

 

22.94

11.11

 

23.38

12.25

 

BMI status

   Non-overweight

17.88

10.30

0.04

20.81

11.18

< 0.001

22.84

11.09

0.08

23.88

12.41

0.07

   Overweight/obese

20.93

12.79

 

27.01

14.25

 

25.82

12.20

 

27.40

14.13

 

Pubertal stage

   Pre-pubertal

16.47

10.30

0.40

21.61

10.30

0.74

20.88

10.29

0.29

22.68

12.22

0.32

   Early pupertal

19.30

11.49

 

21.07

11.57

 

24.15

11.40

 

24.74

12.56

 

   Mid/late/post-pubertal

18.44

10.65

 

20.28

12.46

 

23.56

11.50

 

24.17

12.46

 

Ethnicity

   Norwegian

17.79

10.10

< 0.001

21.65

11.78

0.87

23.10

11.14

0.25

24.37

12.76

0.78

   Ethnic Minority

26.43

14.77

 

22.04

12.21

 

25.60

13.62

 

23.65

12.71

 

Parental education

   Low

18.88

12.16

0.51

22.85

13.44

0.23

25.18

11.71

0.03

25.74

13.70

0.20

   Medium

18.98

10.02

 

20.59

10.60

 

23.42

11.71

 

24.01

12.03

 

   High

17.59

10.72

 

21.05

10.84

 

21.52

10.43

 

23.06

12.54

 

Living status

   Married or cohabitating parents

18.72

10.74

0.26

20.83

11.56

0.003

23.17

11.32

0.62

23.26

12.13

0.001

   Other

17.13

11.64

 

24.97

12.45

 

23.89

11.47

 

28.15

14.30

 
  1. *Values presented as Mean (M) and Standard Deviations (SD), n = 419 girls and 466 boys, and varies slightly between variables