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Table 2 Prevalence and odds ratios (95 % CI) for excessive screen-based behaviour among adolescents with and without long-term illness, asthma and learning disabilities

From: Screen-based behaviour in school-aged children with long-term illness

  

Watching TV (≥2 h)

Playing PC games (≥2 h)

Computer work (≥2 h)

Excessive use of internet (≥1 symptom)

  

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

Long-term illness

Yes

369 (72.4)

1.08 (0.87–1.35)

256 (50.5)

1.12 (0.91–1.38)

306 (60.4)

0.96 (0.78–1.17)

190 (38.9)

1.23 (0.99–1.51)

No

1,346 (70.8)

1 (ref)

936 (49.0)

1 (ref)

1,168 (61.3)

1 (ref)

615 (34.1)

1 (ref)

Asthma

Yes

104 (74.8)

1.23 (0.83–1.82)

81 (57.4)

*1.59 (1.11–2.30)

92 (65.7)

1.23 (0.86–1.77)

48 (35.8)

1.02 (0.71–1.47)

No

1,600 (70.9)

1 (ref)

1,101 (48.7)

1 (ref)

1,370 (60.7)

1 (ref)

86 (64.2)

1 (ref)

Learning disability

Yes

90 (67.2)

0.82 (0.56–1.19)

71 (52.6)

0.95 (0.66–1.37)

85 (63.4)

1.13 (0.79–1.63)

60 (46.9)

**1.71 (1.19–2.45)

No

1,607 (71.2)

1 (ref)

1,110 (49.1)

1 (ref)

1,373 (60.9)

1 (ref)

740 (34.6)

1 (ref)

  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01
  2. N = number of children with and without long-term illness, asthma and learning disabilities in each screen-based behaviour and excessive use of internet