Table2 Association between screen-based behaviors and multimorbidity for all participants and stratified by sex

Crude

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

1.23

(1.15–1.31)

1.13

(1.02–1.24)

1.30

(1.20–1.42)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.44

(1.34–1.54)

1.32

(1.18–1.47)

1.51

(1.38–1.66)

≥ 6 h/d

2.01

(1.81–2.22)

2.06

(1.74–2.44)

1.89

(1.66–2.15)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

0.54

(0.50–0.59)

0.61

(0.53–0.70)

0.49

(0.44–0.54)

3 to < 6 h/d

0.46

(0.42–0.50)

0.50

(0.43–0.57)

0.42

(0.38–0.48)

≥ 6 h/d

0.40

(0.36–0.44)

0.47

(0.39–0.56)

0.35

(0.30–0.40)

Adjusted

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

1.10

(1.03–1.18)

1.03

(0.93–1.14)

1.14

(1.04–1.26)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.22

(1.13–1.32)

1.20

(1.07–1.34)

1.21

(1.09–1.34)

≥ 6 h/d

1.57

(1.40–1.76)

1.88

(1.57–2.27)

1.36

(1.18–1.56)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

1.03

(0.94–1.13)

1.10

(0.94–1.27)

0.99

(0.88–1.11)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.05

(0.95–1.15)

1.08

(0.92–1.25)

1.03

(0.91–1.17)

≥ 6 h/d

1.09

(0.96–1.23)

1.22

(1.01–1.48)

1.00

(0.86–1.16)