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Table 2 Simple linear regression models for associations of toddlers’ and parental demographic variables with parental-reported screen time, television, and video/computer games

From: Demographic correlates of screen time and objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity among toddlers: a cross-sectional study

Demographic variables

Screen time (min/day)

Television (min/day)

Video/computer games (min/day)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Toddlers’ characteristics

 Age (months)

10.1 (3.2, 17.1)**

8.6 (1.8, 15.4)**

2.0 ( −0.7, 4.7)

 Sex

  Males

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Females

23.9 (−3.5, 51.4)*

22.7 (-4.0, 49.5)*

−1.7 (-9.0, 12.4)

 Race/Ethnicity

  European-Canadian/Caucasian

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Other

65.7 (39.6, 91.8)**

55.3 (29.3, 81.3)**

19.5 (9.1, 30.0)**

 Main type of child care

  Parental

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Child care center

−63.1 (-103.2, -23.1)**

−49.2 (-88.7, -9.7)**

−19.6 (-35.1, -4.2)**

  Day home

−34.0 (-75.1, 7.1)

−8.3 (-48.9, 32.2)

−21.9 (-37.7, -6.0)**

  Other

−22.5 (-55.6, 10.6)

−12.6 (-45.3, 20.0)

−14.6 (-27.4, -1.8)**

 Number of siblings

  None

Reference

Reference

Reference

  1

6.8 (-23.7, 37.2)

12.5 (-17.1, 42.0)

−4.7 (-16.3, 7.0)

   ≥ 2

4.5 (-35.7, 44.7)

−6.5 (-45.6, 32.5)

9.4 (-6.0, 24.8)

Parental characteristics

 Age (years)

−1.9 (-4.9, 1.0)

−0.7 (-3.6, 2.2)

−0.7 (-1.9, 0.4)

 Sex

  Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Female

12.0 (-29.5, 53.4)

9.2 (-31.2, 49.6)

7.0 (-9.0, 23.0)

 Marital status

  Not married

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Married

−17.8 (-53.6, 18.0)

−22.6 (-57.4, 12.2)

−5.9 (-19.7, 8.0)

 Country of birth

  Canada

Reference

Reference

Reference

  Other

57.0 (26.7, 87.4)**

46.1 (16.1, 76.1)**

21.6 (9.8, 33.3)**

 Highest level of education

  Post-graduate

Reference

Reference

Reference

  University

17.8 (-18.3, 53.9)

19.7 (-15.4, 54.8)

−3.7 (-17.7, 10.3

  Community/Technical college

9.0 (-30.6, 48.6)

7.1 (-31.4, 45.7)

−4.6 (-20.0, 10.8

  High school (grades 9-12)

31.2 (-18.8, 81.1)

31.3 (-17.3, 79.9)

−3.8 (-23.3, 15.6

 Household income (n = 142)

   > $100,000

Reference

Reference

Reference

  $50,001 to $100,000

52.4 (23.2, 81.5)**

45.5 (16.8, 74.3)**

13.6 (1.9, 25.3)**

   ≤ $50,000

58.1 (13.1, 103.1)**

49.2 (4.8, 93.6)**

19.2 (1.1, 37.3)**

  1. β (95% CI) unstandardized beta coefficients and 95% confidence intervals, min/day minutes per day
  2. **P < 0.05; *P < 0.10