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Table4 Association between screen-based behaviors and the number of chronic conditions

From: Multimorbidity is associated with TV-viewing, but not with other types of screen-based behaviors in Brazilian adults

  

Number of chronic conditions

PR (95%CI)

Screen-based behaviors

0 or 1

2

3

4 or more

Crude

     

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

 

2 to < 3 h/d

ref

1.15 (1.06–1.24)

1.31 (1.17–1.46)

1.35 (1.19–1.52)

 

3 to < 6 h/d

ref

1.28 (1.17–1.40)

1.51 (1.34–1.71)

1.75 (1.55–1.98)

 

≥ 6 h/d

ref

1.44 (1.27–1.65)

2.24 (1.89–2.65)

3.29 (2.75–3.75)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

 

2 to < 3 h/d

ref

0.64 (0.57–0.70)

0.52 (0.44–0.62)

0.37 (0.32–0.44)

 

3 to < 6 h/d

ref

0.55 (0.50–0.62)

0.38 (0.32–0.46)

0.35 (0.29–0.42)

 

≥ 6 h/d

ref

0.51 (0.44–0.57)

0.32 (0.26–0.39)

0.26 (0.20–0.33)

Adjusted

     

TV-viewing

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

 

2 to < 3 h/d

ref

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

1.16 (1.04–1.30)

1.18 (1.03–1.34)

 

3 to < 6 h/d

ref

1.14 (1.04–1.24)

1.27 (1.11–1.44)

1.39 (1.22–1.58)

 

≥ 6 h/d

ref

1.24 (1.08–1.43)

1.74 (1.45–2.08)

2.29 (1.93–2.73)

Other screens

< 2 h/d

ref

ref

ref

ref

 

2 to < 3 h/d

ref

1.02 (0.91–1.13)

1.09 (0.90–1.31)

0.97 (0.81–1.17)

 

3 to < 6 h/d

ref

1.01 (0.90–1.14)

0.99 (0.81–1.20)

1.19 (0.97–1.45)

 

≥ 6 h/d

ref

1.06 (0.92–1.23)

1.02 (0.83–1.25)

1.13 (0.88–1.46)

  1. Note. Multinomial regression analyses adjusted by sex, age groups, ethnicity, schooling, alcohol consumption, current tobacco smoking, soft drink consumption, fruits consumption, and leisure physical activity. TV: television. h/d: hours per day. ref: reference category. PR: prevalence ratio. 95%CI: 95% confidence interval. PR values with a significance level < 0.05 are highlighted in bold