Table 3 Association between screen-based behaviors and multimorbidity stratified by age group categories

Crude

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

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2 to < 3 h/d

0.94

(0.77–1.15)

1.02

(0.89–1.17)

1.18

(1.05–1.32)

1.20

(1.06–1.37)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.13

(0.92–1.39)

1.20

(1.02–1.41)

1.24

(1.10–1.41)

1.38

(1.20–1.59)

≥ 6 h/d

1.38

(0.99–1.94)

1.61

(1.27–2.04)

1.84

(1.52–2.22)

1.73

(1.43–2.09)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

0.88

(0.71–1.10)

1.05

(0.90–1.22)

1.00

(0.85–1.17)

1.15

(0.87–1.52)

3 to < 6 h/d

0.97

(0.80–1.18)

0.98

(0.82–1.17)

1.14

(0.96–1.36)

1.81

(1.28–2.54)

≥ 6 h/d

1.17

(0.95–1.45)

0.96

(0.80–1.16)

1.15

(0.89–1.48)

1.54

(0.94–2.50)

Adjusted

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

0.94

(0.77–1.15)

1.03

(0.90–1.17)

1.17

(1.05–1.32)

1.20

(1.05–1.37)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.14

(0.93–1.41)

1.20

(1.02–1.40)

1.22

(1.08–1.39)

1.36

(1.18–1.56)

≥ 6 h/d

1.38

(0.98–1.93)

1.54

(1.21–1.96)

1.77

(1.46–2.16)

1.63

(1.34–1.98)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

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ref

ref

ref

2 to < 3 h/d

0.90

(0.73–1.12)

1.10

(0.94–1.29)

1.05

(0.89–1.24)

1.18

(0.88–1.58)

3 to < 6 h/d

1.00

(0.81–1.22)

1.03

(0.86–1.22)

1.16

(0.97–1.38)

1.98

(1.42–2.77)

≥ 6 h/d

1.20

(0.96–1.50)

1.02

(0.84–1.23)

1.16

(0.89–1.52)

1.73

(1.06–2.84)