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Table 3 Comparative analysis of media use and subjective health complaints

From: Combined influence of media use on subjective health in elementary school children in Japan: a population-based study

	Game playing		TV viewing		PC operating
	less than 1 hr	more than 1 hr	less than 1 hr	more than 1 hr	less than 1 hr	more than 1 hr
Depression
Usually	173	82*	77	173	217	33*
Often	617	189	293	496	739	55
Occasionally	898	195	361	712	1006	61
Seldom	1052	220	458	798	1186	76
Total	2740	686	1189	2179	3148	225
Sleeplessness
Usually	282	118*	131	263*	360	37*
Often	710	209	320	585	847	57
Occasionally	745	181	291	615	835	68
Seldom	986	173	435	705	1087	60
Total	2723	681	1177	2168	3129	222
Ill at ease
Usually	371	153*	173	343*	469	48*
Often	593	179	238	514	702	53
Occasionally	788	187	327	631	900	61
Seldom	965	156	439	664	1051	54
Total	2717	675	1177	2152	3122	216
Dizziness
Usually	125	58*	67	109	160	20*
Often	385	117	161	333	441	51
Occasionally	543	130	211	454	625	43
Seldom	1649	372	728	1259	1880	108
Total	2702	677	1167	2155	3106	222
Poor appetite
Usually	141	50*	59	127*	173	l16*
Often	561	168	231	490	657	62
Occasionally	840	244	364	704	990	78
Seldom	1153	216	506	835	1281	64
Total	2695	678	1160	2156	3101	220
Headache
Usually	253	87*	129	204	297	36*
Often	738	206	315	608	856	71
Occasionally	833	206	342	688	965	61
Seldom	884	179	388	651	993	53
Total	2708	678	1174	2151	3111	221
Abdominal pain
Usually	162	58*	73	145	196	24*
Often	449	139	201	376	532	45
Occasionally	721	176	302	577	823	60
Seldom	1354	298	582	1041	1538	89
Total	2686	671	1158	2139	3089	218
Short-tempered
Usually	406	151*	172	378*	493	61*
Often	641	192	246	569	764	53
Occasionally	848	199	360	670	967	65
Seldom	795	132	377	535	867	42
Total	2690	674	1155	2152	3091	221
Negative thinking
Usually	257	87*	118	222	297	42*
Often	712	208	304	592	840	60
Occasionally	1005	243	418	806	1149	76
Seldom	748	145	339	544	842	46
Total	2722	683	1179	2164	3128	224

Values are head-counts. TV: television, PC: personal computer.
*p<0.05for chi-square test.

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