Active play and screen time in US children aged 4 to 11 years in relation to sociodemographic and weight status characteristics: a nationally representative cross-sectional analysis

Table 6 Logistic regression models predicting low active play, high screen time, or both behaviors

	Parameter estimate	SE	P value Chi-square	Odds ratio	95% Wald Confidence Limits
Low active play^§
Age (years)	0.128	0.029	<0.0001	1.14	1.07 – 1.20
Female †	0.547	0.103	<0.0001	1.73	1.41 – 2.12
Non-Hispanic black *	0.179	0.128	0.162	1.20	0.93 – 1.54
Mexican American *	0.472	0.127	0.0002	1.60	1.25 – 2.06
Other race/ethnicity*	0.412	0.217	0.057	1.51	0.99 – 2.31
Obese **	0.218	0.132	0.099	1.24	0.96 – 1.61
Poverty to income ratio	0.136	0.042	0.001	1.15	1.06 – 1.25
Born outside US‡	-0.307	0.263	0.243	0.74	0.45 – 1.23
High screen time ^§§
Age (years)	0.104	0.022	<0.0001	1.11	1.06 – 1.16
Female †	-0.265	0.098	0.007	0.77	0.63 – 0.93
Non-Hispanic black *	0.694	0.124	<0.0001	2.00	1.57 – 2.55
Mexican American *	-0.130	0.121	0.283	0.88	0.69 – 1.11
Other race/ethnicity*	0.134	0.167	0.421	1.14	0.83 – 1.59
Obese **	0.226	0.160	0.158	1.25	0.92 – 1.71
Poverty to income ratio	-0.010	0.040	0.811	0.99	0.92 – 1.07
Born outside US‡	-0.682	0.221	0.002	0.51	0.33 – 0.78
Both low active play & high screen time
Age (years)	0.144	0.033	<0.0001	1.16	1.08 – 1.23
Female †	0.283	0.105	0.007	1.33	1.08 – 1.63
Non-Hispanic black +	0.358	0.137	0.009	1.43	1.09 – 1.87
Mexican American +	0.223	0.139	0.109	1.25	0.95 – 1.64
Other race/ethnicity+	0.517	0.233	0.026	1.68	1.06 – 2.65
Obese **	0.330	0.166	0.047	1.39	1.01 – 1.93
Poverty to income ratio	0.071	0.045	0.115	1.07	0.98 – 1.17
Born outside US‡	-0.592	0.236	0.012	0.55	0.35 – 0.88

Abbreviations: SE, Standard error.
*Estimates account for complex sample design and are weighted to be representative of US children age 4 to 11 years.
^§ Low active play defined as reported to play or exercise hard enough to sweat or breathe hard less than 7 times per week.
^§§ High screen time defined as >2 hours per day. Screen time includes time spent watching television or videos, and using computers or computer-games.
† Compared to male
+ Compared to non-Hispanic white
** BMI ≥95^th percentile for age and gender compared to BMI < 95^th percentile for age and gender
‡ Born outside US compared to born in the US

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