Table 2 Comparisons of physical and biochemical examinations among groups of TV viewing time stratified by gender
| Â | Men (n = 1144) | Women (n = 1209) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | TV viewing time means (standard deviation) | Â | TV viewing time means (standard deviation) | Â | ||||
Variables | < 14 (n = 329) | 14–20 (n = 343) | > 20 (n = 472) | p-valuea | < 14 (n = 342) | 14–20 (n = 306) | > 20 (n = 561) | p-valuea |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 24.35 (0.21) | 24.76 (0.21) | 25.07 (0.18) | 0.0066 | 23.13 (0.22) | 23.85 (0.24) | 24.36 (0.17) | < .0001*** |
Waist circumference (cm) | 84.90 (0.59) | 86.11 (0.57) | 87.52 (0.49) | 0.0001*** | 74.61 (0.58) | 76.52 (0.61) | 78.04 (0.45) | < .0001*** |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 136.72 (1.39) | 137.44 (1.36) | 141.40 (1.16) | 0.0022** | 127.31 (1.49) | 132.18 (1.57) | 136.13 (1.16) | < .0001*** |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 81.84(0.77) | 82.36 (0.76) | 83.26 (0.65) | 0.2085 | 72.92 (0.81) | 75.32 (0.85) | 77.12 (0.63) | < .0001*** |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 103.07 (1.98) | 103.63 (1.94) | 110.16 (1.66) | 0.0006*** | 97.08 (1.77) | 97.81 (1.88) | 104.94 (1.39) | < .0001*** |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 41.65 (0.74) | 41.41 (0.72) | 41.47 (0.61) | 0.9548 | 51.22 (0.84) | 49.90 (0.89) | 49.81 (0.66) | 0.2347 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 125.64 (7.52) | 130.36 (7.37) | 148.04 (6.28) | 0.0102* | 92.63 (4.61) | 102.36 (4.87) | 118.68 (3.60) | < .0001*** |