Table 3 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and weight status by discrepancy types for paternal parenting practices related to adolescents’ screen time (ST), n = 138^a

 Boy

25 (35.2)

46 (64.8)

0.06

29 (40.9)

42 (59.2)

0.34

22 (31.0)

49 (69.0)

0.41

 Girl

30 (51.7)

28 (48.3)

20 (32.8)

41 (67.2)

15 (25.0)

46 (75.0)

Adolescents’ age

12.1 ± 1.4

11.1 ± 1.6

< 0.001

11.8 ± 1.6

11.3 ± 1.5

< 0.05

11.2 ± 1.4

11.7 ± 1.6

0.07

Fathers’ age

42.1 ± 7.2

40.9 ± 7.3

0.34

42.2 ± 7.1

41.1 ± 7.3

0.37

42.4 ± 6.2

41.0 ± 7.6

0.28

 Middle school or lower

22 (44.9)

27 (55.1)

0.85

21 (40.4)

31 (59.6)

0.59

16 (31.0)

36 (69.2)

0.77

 High school or higher

35 (43.2)

46 (56.8)

29 (35.8)

52 (64.2)

23 (28.4)

58 (71.6)

 < $35,000

34 (42.5)

46 (57.5)

0.73

34 (42.0)

47 (58.0)

0.33

28 (33.7)

55 (66.3)

0.15

 ≥ $35,000

21 (45.7)

25 (54.4)

16 (33.3)

32 (66.7)

10 (21.7)

36 (78.3)

 Not full-time

25 (64.1)

14 (35.9)

0.002

16 (41.0)

23 (59.0)

0.58

14 (35.9)

25 (64.1)

0.32

 Full-time

31 (34.4)

59 (65.6)

33 (35.9)

59 (64.1)

25 (27.2)

6 (72.8)

Fathers’ acculturation score

1.7 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.8

0.15

1.8 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.8

0.13

1.7 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.8

0.63

 Unsafe

27 (50.9)

26 (49.1)

0.15

18 (33.3)

36 (66.7)

0.52

17 (30.4)

39 (69.6)

0.66

 Safe

27 (38.0)

44 (62.0)

28 (38.9)

44 (61.1)

19 (26.8)

52 (73.2)

 < 85%th

20 (40.0)

30 (60.0)

0.54

20 (39.2)

31 (60.8)

0.66

8 (15.7)

43 (84.3)

0.01

 ≥ 85%th

35 (45.5)

42 (54.6)

28 (35.4)

51 (64.6)

28 (35.4)

51 (64.6)

 < 30 kg/m²

34 (48.6)

36 (51.4)

0.14

26 (35.6)

47 (64.4)

0.50

13 (18.1)

59 (81.9)

0.004

 ≥ 30 kg/m²

21 (35.6)

38 (64.4)

24 (41.4)

34 (58.6)

24 (40.7)

35 (59.3)