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Table 1 Individual regression modelsa for all potential correlates of screen time and sedentary time for boys and girls

From: Erratum to: Do the correlates of screen time and sedentary time differ in preschool children?

Variable

Screen time mins/day

Sedentary time mins/day

Boys (n=504)

Girls (n=433)

Boys (n=394)

Girls (n=323)

% or mean (SD)b

β (95% CI)

% or mean (SD)b

β (95% CI)

% or mean (SD)b

β (95% CI)

% or mean (SD)b

β (95% CI)

Individual level

Demographic and family profile

Child disability/poor health

10.3%

4.57 (-17.79, 26.93)

5.6%

39.18 (-4.82, 83.18)

9.9%

-10.93 (-21.99, 0.12)

5.6%

14.38 (0.64, 28.13)

Child’s birth parents live together

86.9%

-5.90 (-30.42, 18.63)

89.3%

-10.91 (-40.22, 18.40)

88.1%

9.71 (-0.63, 20.05)

90.0%

-1.60 (-14.50, 11.30)

Child sleep duration (hours)

11.1 (1.1)

-13.96 (-22.40, -5.52)

11.0 (1.1)

-10.24 (-16.91, -3.57)

11.1 (1.0)

-7.09 (-11.35, -2.82)

11.0 (1.1)

-6.52 (-9.20, -3.84)

Child has siblings

84.9%

-0.98 (-17.83, 15.88)

82.3%

-8.30 (-24.40, 7.81)

86.6%

-4.63 (-16.17, 6.91)

83.5%

1.79 (-9.37, 12.96)

Child BMI categoryc

 Underweight/healthy weight (ref)

82.5%

0

80.8%

0

83.3%

0

80.0%

0

 Overweight/obese

17.5%

2.64 (-14.22, 19.51)

19.2%

2.19 (-14.84, 19.21)

16.7%

-1.30 (-12.00, 10.02)

20.0%

6.94 (-3.84, 17.72)

Maternal age (years)

37.1 (5.3)

-0.13 (-1.65, 1.40)

37.1 (5.1)

-1.22 (-2.53, 0.09)

37.0 (5.1)

0.57 (-0.06, 1.21)

37.1 (5.2)

-0.30 (-1.07, 0.48)

Mother born in Australia

70.1%

-17.00 (-32.69, -1.32)

68.1%

-26.60 (-42.88, -10.32)

72.6%

-7.75 (-16.18, 0.69)

68.1%

-0.61 (-8.89, 7.67)

Maternal BMI categoryd

 Healthy weight (ref)

62.1%

0

60.9%

0

62.1%

0

62.8%

0

 Overweight

22.7%

11.13 (-1.70, 23.96)

21.8%

7.28 (-8.60, 23.16)

23.4%

5.69 (-2.98, 14.37)

19.2%

9.99 (0.51, 19.47)

 Obese

15.2%

17.04 (-8.42, 42.49)

17.3%

26.78 (7.91, 45.65)

14.6%

-8.80 (-18.27, 0.68)

18.0%

7.98 (-1.32, 17.28)

Mother in paid employmente

55.3%

-6.29 (-20.24, 7.66)

52.5%

-9.49 (-22.72, 3.74)

55.5%

5.63 (-2.12, 13.38)

50.8%

3.91 (-2.83, 10.65)

Maternal disability/poor health

3.4%

7.72 (-28.30, 43.75)

4.4%

33.04 (-3.77, 69.86)

2.5%

-17.05 (-35.42, 1.32)

4.6%

19.32 (5.72, 32.92)

Maternal education

Year 10 or equivalent (ref)

10.6%

0

11.2%

0

9.9%

0

11.2%

0

Year 12/trade/diploma

31.7%

-6.72 (-34.83, 21.38)

36.3%

-10.37 (-34.49, 13.75)

31.0%

-7.21 (-21.03, 6.61)

34.7%

6.71 (-9.16, 22.57)

University degree/post-graduate

57.7%

-17.11 (-45.00, 10.78)

52.6%

-34.98 (-57.46, -12.49)

59.0%

-1.83 (-13.93, 10.28)

54.2%

-6.23 (-18.96, 6.49)

Low income status (health care/pension card)

20.4%

13.72 (-4.88, 32.33)

18.1%

23.91 (3.92, 43.90)

17.7%

-4.05 (-14.67, 6.57)

17.7%

4.40 (-5.70, 14.5)

Paternal age (years)

39.1 (5.7)

-0.65 (-1.74, 0.43)

39.2 (5.5)

-0.58 (-1.99, 0.83)

38.9 (5.5)

0.85 (0.21, 1.50)

39.0 (5.3)

-0.27 (-1.14, 0.59)

Father born in Australia

68.3%

-8.24 (-22.90, 6.42)

66.9%

-19.14 (-35.97, -2.32)

71.3%

-6.46 (-15.31, 2.39)

69.5%

-2.25 (-11.36, 6.86)

Paternal BMI categoryd

 Healthy weight (ref)

38.6%

0

34.0%

0

36.7%

0

36.5%

0

 Overweight

45.2%

1.91 (-11.26, 15.08)

48.7%

4.62 (-11.62, 20.87)

46.9%

-0.38 (-9.41, 8.66)

47.0%

-3.47 (-11.23, 4.28)

 Obese

16.2%

18.84 (2.21, 35.48)

17.3%

18.97 (-2.31, 40.24)

16.3%

8.57 (-2.73, 19.86)

16.5%

6.99 (-4.81, 18.80)

Father in paid employmente

88.9%

10.16 (-7.81, 28.13)

90.8%

-16.27 (-42.18, 9.64)

89.7%

1.96 (-11.21, 15.12)

90.9%

-10.51 (-27.72, 6.71)

Paternal disability/poor health

4.9%

32.13 (-6.56, 70.83)

4.4%

38.40 (-10.43, 87.23)

4.5%

14.39 (-3.29, 32.08)

4.8%

4.17 (-9.92, 18.26)

Paternal education

Year 10 or equivalent (ref)

9.6%

0

9.5%

0

9.9%

0

7.8%

0

Year 12/trade/diploma

39.9%

-8.63 (-29.07, 11.82)

42.4%

0.26 (-25.22, 25.74)

39.2%

-4.91 (-16.47, 6.65)

41.8%

-8.10 (-26.21, 10.01)

University degree/post-graduate

50.5%

-14.67 (-33.75, 4.42)

48.1%

-28.92 (-52.31, -5.53)

51.0%

0.95 (-9.83, 11.73)

50.3%

-9.01 (-25.08, 7.06)

Child PA and SB

Usual frequency of active transport per week (e.g., ride a bike to kinder)

4.6 (3.9)

-0.22 (-1.79, 1.35)

4.3 (4.1)

-3.01 (-4.53, -1.49)

4.4 (3.6)

-0.73 (-1.65, 0.19)

4.2 (3.9)

-0.10 (-1.28, 1.07)

Usual frequency of non-organised activities per week (e.g., play in the backyard)

22.7 (9.8)

-0.51 (-1.20, 0.19)

22.8 (10.4)

-0.35 (-0.80, 0.09)

22.3 (9.7)

-0.28 (-0.65, 0.09)

22.3 (10.4)

-0.18 (-0.56, 0.19)

Number of organised activities per week (e.g., swimming, tennis)

0.9 (0.8)

-3.75 (-12.14, 4.63)

1.2 (0.8)

-17.67 (-25.95, -9.39)

0.9 (0.8)

0.93 (-3.81, 5.67)

1.2 (0.8)

-3.29 (-7.79, 1.21)

Child attends playgroupf

24.3%

4.98 (-8.96, 18.92)

20.8%

1.52 (-16.25, 19.30)

24.1%

0.27 (-7.36, 7.90)

20.1%

-3.88 (-11.64, 3.88)

Average outdoor play time hours/day (week and weekend day)

4.3 (2.7)

0.11 (-2.60, 2.82)

3.8 (2.5)

1.18 (-1.27, 3.63)

4.2 (2.6)

-0.27 (-1.77, 1.24)

3.7 (2.5)

-0.75 (-2.33, 0.83)

Child personality, preferences and constraints

Child active co-participation preferences (e.g., active by him/herself, active with his/her friends)

1.8 (1.5)

0.42 (-2.82, 3.65)

1.6 (1.4)

-0.78 (-5.74, 4.19)

1.8 (1.5)

-0.59 (-3.43, 2.25)

1.5 (1.4)

-1.92 (-4.60, 0.77)

Child is active for longer with someone else

79.2%

-20.57 (-40.06, -1.08)

78.3%

14.43 (-2.48, 31.34)

78.9%

-6.32 (-16.18, 3.55)

78.5%

-1.70 (-11.41, 8.00)

Child is competitive with other children when being active

66.2%

11.48 (-1.00, 23.96)

51.9%

-1.21 (-14.28, 11.86)

66.9%

2.75 (-3.41, 8.90)

51.3%

0.33 (-7.44, 8.09)

Child prosocial PA behaviour (e.g., asks for opportunities to be active)

12.8 (2.8)

0.29 (-2.17, 2.76)

12.6 (2.9)

-0.43 (-2.58, 1.73)

12.8 (2.7)

-0.24 (-1.40, 0.92)

12.5 (2.8)

-0.01 (-1.60, 1.58)

Child preferences for SB (e.g., more likely to watch TV than be active)

4.1 (1.6)

10.07 (5.98, 14.16)

4.4 (1.4)

14.51 (9.71, 19.32)

4.1 (1.6)

0.89 (-1.42, 3.20)

4.5 (1.4)

1.08 (-2.37, 4.53)

Child constraints to PA (e.g., too tired to do more PA)

-12.1 (4.5)

1.60 (0.11, 3.09)

-11.9 (4.4)

1.28 (-0.07, 2.63)

-12.2 (4.4)

-0.48 (-1.21, 0.25)

-11.8 (4.5)

-0.33 (-1.12, 0.46)

Social level

Parental influence

Parental concerns about child’s PA/SB

-3.9 (3.3)

4.59 (2.51, 6.66)

-4.4 (3.1)

7.47 (4.90, 10.04)

-3.8 (3.3)

0.57 (-0.44, 1.57)

-4.3 (3.0)

0.59 (-0.69, 1.87)

Parental constraints to child’s PA

6.9 (3.1)

2.87 (0.36, 5.38)

6.7 (3.2)

5.05 (3.19, 6.92)

6.9 (3.0)

0.14 (-1.01, 1.28)

6.8 (3.1)

0.94 (-0.19, 2.07)

Parent likes to participate in outdoor play

73.5%

4.70 (-8.72, 18.12)

70.8%

7.03 (-7.35, 21.41)

73.0%

3.65 (-3.37, 10.67)

70.0%

-5.31 (-13.37, 2.75)

Parent prefers to be social with other parents

36.7%

-5.65 (-17.2, 5.90)

39.1%

11.65 (-1.77, 25.07)

35.6%

-0.68 (-7.52, 6.15)

36.8%

-2.02 (-10.21, 6.16)

Parent gets bored watching child playing in outdoor spaces

11.8%

-22.01 (-36.87, -7.15)

12.5%

5.81 (-18.58, 30.19)

11.5%

-0.71 (-8.44, 7.02)

12.7%

-7.79 (-18.44, 2.86)

Parent likes child to do activities of older children

24.0%

-10.26 (-24.05, 3.52)

22.5%

12.73 (-2.27, 27.73)

24.7%

1.18 (-6.7, 9.07)

22.0%

6.29 (-2.93, 15.50)

Parent likes child to do activities they did as a child

34.3%

5.27 (-9.72, 20.26)

33.0%

1.79 (-12.19, 15.76)

34.4%

-0.71 (-7.41, 5.99)

34.1%

-0.01 (-8.59, 8.58)

Parent gets bored going to the same place

12.8%

5.71 (-21.47, 32.88)

10.9%

7.73 (-17.83, 33.29)

10.7%

-0.83 (-10.72, 9.06)

11.2%

-6.60 (-16.29, 3.09)

Parent believes it’s important to be active as a family

90.8%

-26.67 (-48.93, -4.42)

86.9%

-14.56 (-34.31, 5.19)

90.6%

-0.22 (-12.23, 11.80)

86.8%

-6.87 (-19.39, 5.65)

Parental self-efficacy to support PA

5.9 (1.7)

-3.62 (-7.02, -0.23)

5.9 (1.8)

-8.07 (-11.75, -4.38)

5.9 (1.7)

0.06 (-2.00, 2.12)

5.8 (1.8)

-0.54 (-2.60, 1.53)

Parental self-efficacy to limit screen time

8.7 (2.3)

-9.15 (-11.68, -6.62)

8.9 (2.5)

-8.25 (-10.98, -5.52)

8.8 (2.3)

-0.20 (-1.86, 1.46)

9.0 (2.4)

-0.89 (-2.43, 0.66)

Parental health knowledge/beliefs of child's PA

1.5 (2.2)

-4.19 (-8.74, 0.36)

1.3 (2.2)

-5.65 (-8.87, -2.44)

1.6 (2.1)

-0.08 (-1.72, 1.56)

1.3 (2.2)

0.46 (-1.31, 2.23)

Rules and boundaries

Parental rules to limit screen time

2.1 (1.6)

-11.40 (-16.32, -6.48)

2.2 (1.5)

-14.20 (-18.24, -10.16)

2.2 (1.6)

-0.64 (-2.65, 1.37)

2.2 (1.5)

-1.90 (-4.46, 0.66)

Parental rules about games inside (e.g., no throwing balls inside)

-0.2 (2.1)

1.13 (-2.50, 4.76)

-0.2 (2.1)

1.13 (-2.50, 4.76)

-0.2 (2.1)

-0.16 (-1.90, 1.58)

-0.1 (2.1)

1.16 (-0.73, 3.05)

Parental rules about PA for stranger danger, traffic, injury

2.3 (1.5)

-1.23 (-6.15, 3.70)

2.3 (1.6)

1.27 (-2.65, 5.19)

2.3 (1.5)

-1.73 (-4.17, 0.71)

2.3 (1.5)

-0.31 (-3.17, 2.54)

Parent allows child to play freely in backyard/street

-0.1 (1.2)

-6.29 (-13.74, 1.16)

-0.1 (1.2)

-7.11 (-12.49, -1.73)

-0.1 (1.1)

-2.67 (-6.09, 0.75)

-0.04 (1.2)

-0.97 (-3.99, 2.05)

Parent switches off screen entertainment

2.7 (1.4)

3.19 (-0.62, 7.00)

2.6 (1.3)

3.26 (-1.76, 8.28)

2.7 (1.4)

-0.27 (-2.80, 2.26)

2.7 (1.3)

-0.83 (-3.35, 1.69)

Social interaction and support

Child is active at social gatherings

6.0 (1.0)

5.26 (-1.42, 11.95)

6.0 (1.2)

1.05 (-5.88, 7.97)

6.0 (1.0)

-0.54 (-5.45, 4.37)

5.9 (1.2)

-1.86 (-4.50, 0.77)

Maternal PA emotional support for child

5.5 (2.1)

4.32 (1.74, 6.90)

5.4 (2.1)

1.20 (-1.84, 4.24)

5.5 (2.1)

-1.75 (-3.46, -0.04)

5.4 (2.1)

-0.92 (-2.55, 0.71)

Paternal PA emotional support for child

4.7 (2.4)

4.29 (1.89, 6.70)

4.6 (2.4)

1.86 (-0.95, 4.66)

4.7 (2.4)

-1.25 (-2.77, 0.28)

4.6 (2.4)

-0.73 (-2.43, 0.97)

Modelling of PA

Maternal time in PA (hours/week)

5.4 (4.2)

-0.01 (-1.72, 1.69)

5.0 (4.0)

-1.28 (-3.01, 0.45)

5.3 (4.0)

-0.17 (-0.79, 0.45)

4.9 (3.9)

0.46 (-0.54, 1.45)

Paternal time in PA (hours/week)

5.4 (4.7)

0.24 (-0.93, 1.40)

5.2 (4.6)

-2.12 (-3.65, -0.59)

5.0 (4.3)

-0.47 (-1.17, 0.22)

5.2 (4.5)

0.35 (-0.53, 1.23)

Maternal TV viewing (hours/week)

8.6 (6.8)

3.87 (1.81, 5.93)

9.0 (6.5)

2.62 (1.56, 3.68)

8.6 (6.1)

-0.14 (-0.74, 0.46)

9.2 (6.6)

0.10 (-0.46, 0.66)

Paternal TV viewing (hours/week)

9.6 (6.6)

1.91 (0.96, 2.85)

9.8 (7.0)

2.26 (1.23, 3.29)

9.8 (6.4)

0.16 (-0.39, 0.71)

9.6 (6.9)

-0.01 (-0.48, 0.46)

Maternal role modelling of PA (times/week)

3.2 (2.0)

-0.63 (-4.49, 3.23)

3.0 (2.0)

-3.67 (-6.97, -0.38)

3.3 (2.0)

-0.29 (-1.94, 1.35)

3.0 (2.0)

-1.03 (-3.27, 1.22)

Paternal role modelling of PA (times/week)

2.8 (2.0)

-1.82 (-4.88, 1.24)

2.6 (2.0)

-4.68 (-7.73, -1.63)

2.8 (1.9)

-0.21 (-2.01, 1.60)

2.7 (2.0)

-0.28 (-2.26, 1.69)

Physical environment level

Dog ownership

32.3%

3.35 (-9.64, 16.34)

32.2%

-1.44 (-14.89, 12.00)

32.1%

0.90 (-6.43, 8.22)

31.2%

4.94 (-2.91, 12.79)

Number of pieces of toys/equipment to be physically active with at home (e.g., swings, slide)

13.3 (3.5)

-1.62 (-3.25, 0.001)

13.1 (3.7)

-2.37 (-4.15, -0.60)

13.4 (3.5)

-0.12 (-1.17, 0.93)

13.1 (3.7)

-0.69 (-1.89, 0.52)

Lives on medium/large block

86.1%

1.16 (-14.99, 17.30)

85.2%

-8.11 (-26.65, 10.43)

86.1%

-1.06 (-12.25, 10.13)

84.5%

-6.63 (-18.48, 5.21)

Number of features at home (e.g., front fence, covered outdoor areas)

1.9 (0.9)

-11.00 (-20.38, -1.62)

1.9 (0.9)

-11.48 -17.82, -5.14)

2.0 (0.8)

2.02 (-2.10, 6.14)

1.9 (0.8)

-3.14 (-8.23, 1.95)

Lives on a cul-de-sac

24.1%

24.23 (7.27, 41.19)

29.6%

13.57 (-1.66, 28.79)

23.3%

-5.76 (-13.49, 1.97)

28.0%

0.31 (-7.40, 8.01)

Number of pieces of electronic equipment at home (e.g., DVD player, PlayStation)

5.1 (1.2)

3.83 (-2.76, 10.41)

5.1 (1.1)

2.89 (-2.67, 8.46)

5.1 (1.1)

1.01 (-2.89, 4.91)

5.0 (1.1)

1.58 (-2.33, 5.49)

Number of TVs at home

2.2 (1.2)

7.31 (1.89, 12.74)

2.2 (1.1)

14.08 (7.61, 20.55)

2.2 (1.1)

-0.80 (-3.60, 2.00)

2.2 (1.0)

4.10 (1.00, 7.20)

TV in child’s bedroom

10.6%

23.51 (4.75, 42.28)

9.5%

50.01 (23.84, 76.18)

10.0%

0.02 (-11.97, 12.01)

7.1%

12.36 (-1.91, 26.63)

Computer/e-games in child’s bedroom

4.2%

11.34 (-28.46, 51.15)

4.2%

5.86 (-22.70, 34.41)

4.1%

17.37 (-9.11, 43.85)

3.7%

15.80 (-1.21, 32.81)

Neighbourhood playground suitability (e.g., equipment, shade, safety)

5.5 (4.4)

-2.98 (-5.30, -0.66)

5.2 (4.4)

-2.71 (-4.15, -1.28)

5.6 (4.2)

-0.92 (-1.65, -0.19)

5.5 (4.5)

-0.31 (-1.13, 0.52)

Neighbourhood constraints to active transport (e.g., busy roads)

4.9 (4.4)

-1.46 (-3.19, 0.28)

4.8 (4.6)

-2.06 (-3.50, -0.62)

5.0 (4.4)

-0.65 (-1.28, -0.01)

5.0 (4.4)

-0.42 (-1.34, 0.50)

Total frequency of visiting active places per week

6.5 (3.2)

0.64 (-1.58, 2.85)

5.9 (3.0)

0.24 (-2.62, 3.10)

6.4 (3.2)

-0.77 (-1.90, 0.37)

5.9 (3.1)

-0.35 (-1.60, 0.90)

  1. BMI body mass index; CI confidence interval; e-games electronic games; PA physical activity; SB sedentary behaviour; TV television
  2. Notes: aAll models adjusted for age, preschool/childcare attendance and clustering by centre of recruitment; bReported as % for binary/categorical variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables; cDirectly measured height and weight, calculated using Cole et al. classifications; dParents’ self-reported height and weight, calculated using WHO classifications; eIncludes part- and full-time paid employment; f In Australia, playgroups are informal gatherings for parents (and caregivers) and their children prior to the commencement of school; bolded data indicates significance (p<0.05); - indicates variable not included in combined model