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Table 2 Screen time by type of screen (minutes per day) reported by study participants

From: From TVs to tablets: the relation between device-specific screen time and health-related behaviors and characteristics

 

Light users

Moderate users

Heavy users

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

N

TV*

60 (0–60)

222

120 (120–135)

372

240 (180–300)

327

TV-connected devices*

0 (0–0)

288

60 (60–60)

232

180 (120–240)

406

Laptops/computers*

60 (30–120)

292

240 (192.5–300)

274

480 (405–551.25)

360

Smartphone*

60 (22.50–60)

308

120 (120–120)

252

240 (180–360)

366

Tablet*

0 (0–15)

774

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120.50 (120–240)

152

  1. Note. Categories shown were created based on reported screen time viewing by device, except for tablet; light users ≤33.33th percentile, moderate users > 33.33th – 66.66th < percentiles, and heavy users ≥66.66th percentile. Tablet categories; light users ≤50th percentile and heavy users >50th percentile. *Categories significantly different from each other at alpha < 0.01
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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