Table 3 Multivariate logistic (1) and linear (2–4) regression analyses indicating associations between several variables and the different outcomes
From: Use of television, videogames, and computer among children and adolescents in Italy
Variable | OR | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Model 1. Viewing TV for at least two hours per day | Â | Â | Â |
Log likelihood = -518.81, χ2 = 75.16 (14 df), p < 0.0001 |  |  |  |
Age | 1.16 | 1.04–1.3 | 0.006 |
Gender | 1.22 | 0.86–1.73 | 0.26 |
Number of siblings | 0.98 | 0.81–1.18 | 0.83 |
Both parents in the household | 0.86 | 0.44–1.68 | 0.67 |
Parent's working activity as lower managerial, artisans, commercial | 1.4 | 0.61–3.19 | 0.43 |
Parent's working activity as high professional, managerial | 1.1 | 0.44–2.74 | 0.84 |
Number of TVs in the home | 0.97 | 0.82–1.16 | 0.77 |
TV in the bedroom | 0.85 | 0.5–1.46 | 0.57 |
Routinely viewing TV in the bedroom | 1.05 | 0.76–1.44 | 0.78 |
Parental control in viewing TV | 0.93 | 0.68–1.27 | 0.66 |
Always eat lunch or dinner during TV viewing | 1.82 | 1.32–2.52 | < 0.001 |
Mean minutes per day of performing sport activity | 0.99 | 0.99–1.001 | 0.69 |
Mean minutes per day of computer using | 1.006 | 1.003–1.009 | < 0.001 |
Mean minutes per day of videogames playing | 1.006 | 1.003–1.008 | < 0.001 |
Variable | Coeff. | t | p |
Model 2. Mean minutes per day of TV viewing | Â | Â | Â |
F(14,972) = 7.23, p < 0.0001, R2 = 9.4%, adjusted R2 = 8.1% | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 5.09 | 2.96 | 0.003 |
Gender | -0.68 | -0.12 | 0.9 |
Number of siblings | 3.8 | 1.31 | 0.19 |
Both parents in the household | -4.98 | -0.51 | 0.61 |
Parent's working activity as lower managerial, artisans, commercial | 28.7 | 2.2 | 0.03 |
Parent's working activity as high professional, managerial | 25.67 | 1.77 | 0.08 |
Number of TVs in the home | -0.4 | -0.15 | 0.88 |
TV in the bedroom | 1.23 | 0.15 | 0.89 |
Routinely viewing TV in the bedroom | -7.88 | -1.58 | 0.12 |
Parental control in viewing TV | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
Always eat lunch or dinner during TV viewing | 23.65 | 4.86 | < 0.001 |
Mean minutes per day of performing sport activity | -0.01 | -1.25 | 0.21 |
Mean minutes per day of computer using | 0.14 | 4.02 | < 0.001 |
Mean minutes per day of videogames playing | 0.18 | 4.5 | < 0.001 |
Variable | Coeff. | t | p |
Model 3. Mean minutes per day of videogames playing | Â | Â | Â |
F(11,576) = 8.58, p < 0.0001, R2 = 14.1%, adjusted R2 = 12.4% | Â | Â | Â |
Age | -7.85 | -4.53 | < 0.001 |
Gender | -35.11 | -6.13 | < 0.001 |
Number of siblings | -2.61 | -0.86 | 0.39 |
Both parents in the household | -13.64 | -1.4 | 0.16 |
Parent's working activity as lower managerial, artisans, commercial | -7.44 | -0.5 | 0.62 |
Parent's working activity as high professional, managerial | -16.01 | -0.98 | 0.33 |
Parental control in playing videogames | -12.11 | -2.21 | 0.028 |
Playing videogames alone | -2.74 | 0.45 | 0.65 |
Mean minutes per day of performing sport activity | -0.009 | -0.85 | 0.4 |
Mean minutes per day of computer using | 0.09 | 2.47 | 0.014 |
Mean minutes per day of TV viewing | 0.15 | 4.58 | < 0.001 |
Variable | Coeff. | t | p |
Model 4. Mean minutes per day of computer using | Â | Â | Â |
F(13,821) = 5.9, p < 0.0001, R2 = 8.5%, adjusted R2 = 7.1% | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.04 |
Gender | 0.72 | 0.14 | 0.89 |
Number of siblings | -3.29 | -1.22 | 0.22 |
Both parents in the household | 5.96 | 0.67 | 0.51 |
Parent's working activity as lower managerial, artisans, commercial | -2.71 | -0.2 | 0.84 |
Parent's working activity as high professional, managerial | -4.53 | -0.38 | 0.71 |
Number of computer in the home | 16.62 | 4.07 | < 0.001 |
Computer in the bedroom | 10.36 | 2.27 | 0.02 |
Parental control in computer using | 1.46 | 0.32 | 0.75 |
Computer use to play | -11.32 | -1.55 | 0.12 |
Mean minutes per day of performing sport activity | 0.002 | 0.25 | 0.8 |
Mean minutes per day of videogames playing | 0.12 | 3.2 | 0.001 |
Mean minutes per day of TV viewing | 0.13 | 4.45 | < 0.001 |