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Table 4 Crude and adjusted associations of family structure with total and recommended screen timea

From: Associations between family structure and young people’s physical activity and screen time behaviors

 

Total screen time (hours/weekday)

Screen time more than

two hours per weekday

b

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Crude

 Family structure

   Single parent

.68

(.23, 1.14)

1.08

(.82, 1.43)

   Reconstituted

1.04

(.54, 1.54)

1.62

(1.14, 2.31)

Adjusted

 Female sex

-.96

(−1.27, −.66)

.65

(.54, .78)

 Age category

   11 yrs. old

-1.91

(−2.51, −1.30)

.37

(.28, .50)

   13 yrs. old

-.34

(−.96, .28)

.81

(.59, 1.11)

   15 yrs. old

.45

(−.11, 1.02)

1.11

(.80, 1.54)

 Material affluence

   Low

.05

(−.48, .58)

.90

(.65, 1.26)

   High

-.05

(−.48, .38)

.95

(.74, 1.23)

 Having siblings

-.07

(−.57, .43)

.85

(.58, 1.25)

 BMI

.10

(.05, .16)

1.06

(1.02, 1.09)

 Family structure

   Single parent

.50

(.08, .93)

.99

(.74, 1.31)

   Reconstituted

.85

(.37, 1.33)

1.48

(1.02, 2.14)

  1. ab = unstandardized regression coefficient; reference category for age category = 16 yr. olds; for material affluence = middle; for parental status = both parents. Estimates in bold indicate statistical significance at the p < .05 level