Use of electronic devices in leisure time modifies the prevalence and factors associated with sedentary behavior derived exclusively from excessive television viewing among Brazilian adults

Bertuol, Cecília; da Silveira, Murilo Henrique Corrêa; Krug, Rodrigo de Rosso; Kupske, Juliedy Waldow; Mielke, Grégore Iven; Del Duca, Giovani Firpo

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16517-7

Table 1 Prevalence and factors associated with TV time and its combination with computer, tablet, or cell phone time among adults living in 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District, 2019 (n = 52,443)

From: Use of electronic devices in leisure time modifies the prevalence and factors associated with sedentary behavior derived exclusively from excessive television viewing among Brazilian adults

Variables	Television							Television + computer, tablet or cell phone
	%^d	Crude			Adjusted			%^d	Crude			Adjusted
	%^d	OR	95% CI	p-value	OR	95% CI	p-value	%^d	OR	95% CI	p-value	OR	95% CI	p-value
Sex				0.067^e			0.621^e				0.108^e			0.437^e
Male	11.5	1.00			1.00			35.5	1.00			1.00
Female	12.7	1.12	0.99; 1.25		1.03	0.91; 1.16		34.0	0.93	0.86; 1.02		0.97	0.89; 1.05
Age (years)				< 0.001^f			< 0.001^f				< 0.001^f			< 0.001^f
18 to 39	9.8	1.00			1.00			43.9	1.00			1.00
40 to 59	12.1	1.27	1.10; 1.47		1.42	1.22; 1.66		26.8	0.47	0.43; 0.51		0.56	0.51; 0.62
≥ 60	18.4	2.08	1.83; 2.37		2.27	1.95; 2.63		26.0	0.45	0.41; 0.49		0.53	0.48; 0.58
Marital status				0.010^e			< 0.001^e				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e
With a partner	11.3	1.00			1.00			26.1	1.00			1.00
Without a partner	12.9	1.16	1.04; 1.30		1.38	1.22; 1.56		42.3	2.08	1.91; 2.26		1.79	1.65; 1.95
Skin color				< 0.001^e			0.002^e				< 0.001^e			0.178^e
White	11.6	1.00			1.00			34.0	1.00			1.00
Black	14.6	1.30	1.06; 1.59		1.36	1.10; 1.68		39.8	1.28	1.11; 1.48		1.12	0.97; 1.30
Brown	11.3	0.97	0.85; 1.10		1.02	0.89; 1.16		35.3	1.05	0.96; 1.16		0.98	0.89; 1.08
Others	16.4	1.49	1.22; 1.82		1.35	1.09; 1.66		29.8	0.82	0.70; 0.96		0.91	0.78; 1.07
Regions of Brazil				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e
North	11.7	1.00			1.00			36.8	1.00			1.00
Northeast	12.5	1.09	0.95; 1.24		1.02	0.89; 1.17		35.1	0.93	0.85; 1.01		0.94	0.85; 1.03
Central-West	9.7	0.81	0.67; 0.97		0.79	0.65; 0.95		31.2	0.78	0.69; 0.87		0.80	0.71; 0.91
Southeast	13.1	1.15	0.98; 1.33		1.08	0.92; 1.27		35.9	0.96	0.86; 1.07		1.05	0.94; 1.18
South	9.7	0.82	0.69; 0.96		0.78	0.66; 0.93		29.5	0.72	0.64; 0.81		0.77	0.68; 0.88
Education (years of study)				< 0.001^f			< 0.001^f				< 0.001^f			< 0.001^f
0 to 4	15.6	1.00			1.00			20.9	1.00			1.00
5 to 8	15.7	1.00	0.84; 1.21		1.18	0.98; 1.42		28.5	1.51	1.28; 1.78		1.36	1.14; 1.61
9 to 11	13.8	0.86	0.74; 1.00		1.15	0.98; 1.35		40.7	2.60	2.28; 2.96		1.88	1.62; 2.18
≥ 12	7.2	0.42	0.35; 0.50		0.56	0.47; 0.68		36.1	2.14	1.87; 2.45		1.47	1.26; 1.72
Smoking status				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e
Non-smoker	10.8	1.00			1.00			34.4	1.00			1.00
Former smoker	13.8	1.32	1.16; 1.50		1.09	0.94; 1.25		31.8	0.89	0.80; 0.98		1.11	0.99; 1.24
Smoker	18.9	1.93	1.61; 2.31		1.53	1.26; 1.86		42.8	1.43	1.23; 1.66		1.36	1.16; 1.59
Excessive alcohol consumption^a				0.010^e			< 0.001^e				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e
No	11.7	1.00			1.00			31.8	1.00			1.00
Yes	14.0	1.22	1.05; 1.43		1.36	1.15; 1.60		47.4	1.94	1.74; 2.16		1.55	1.39; 1.74
Processed foods^b				0.018^e			0.001^e				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e
< 4 processed foods	11.8	1.00			1.00			32.4	1.00			1.00
≥ 5 processed foods	13.9	1.21	1.03; 1.43		1.32	1.12; 1.55		45.2	1.72	1.54; 1.92		1.46	1.30; 1.64
Leisure time physical activity				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e				0.003^e			0.009^e
Yes	9.3	1.00			1.00			33.3	1.00			1.00
No	15.3	1.75	1.56; 1.96		1.31	1.14; 1.50		36.2	1.13	1.05; 1.23		1.14	1.03; 1.27
Physical activity recommendations^c				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e				0.002^e			< 0.001^e
Yes	9.5	1.00			1.00			33.4	1.00			1.00
No	15.4	1.72	1.53; 1.93		1.34	1.17; 1.53		36.3	1.14	1.05; 1.23		1.26	1.14; 1.39
Obesity				0.001^e			0.200^e				0.469^e			0.839^e
No	11.4	1.00			1.00			35.2	1.00			1.00
Yes	14.0	1.26	1.10; 1.44		1.09	0.95; 1.25		34.3	0.96	0.87; 1.07		0.99	0.89; 1.10
Diabetes				< 0.001^e			0.072^e				< 0.001^e			0.193^e
No	11.6	1.00			1.00			35.2	1.00			1.00
Yes	19.1	1.81	1.56; 2.09		1.17	0.99; 1.40		28.8	0.75	0.66; 0.85		1.10	0.95; 1.26
Arterial hypertension				< 0.001^e			< 0.001^e				< 0.001^e			0.004^e
No	10.7	1.00			1.00			36.1	1.00			1.00
Yes	16.6	1.67	1.49; 1.87		1.33	1.16; 1.54		30.4	0.78	0.71; 0.85		1.16	1.05; 1.29
Self-perceived health				< 0.001^f			0.072^f				0.001^f			0.002^f
Very good / Good	10.7	1.00			1.00			33.6	1.00			1.00
Regular	14.5	1.42	1.26; 1.60		1.09	0.94; 1.26		37.2	1.17	1.07; 1.28		1.18	1.07; 1.29
Bad / Very bad	17.3	1.75	1.42; 2.14		1.25	0.97; 1.59		36.3	1.13	0.95; 1.34		1.15	0.95; 1.39

^aexcessive alcohol consumption, considering ≥ 5 drinks for males and ≥ 4 drinks for females
^bconsumption of processed foods the day before the survey
^cthe meeting of physical activity recommendations considers ≥ 150 min per week of moderate physical activity, ≥ 75 min per week of vigorous physical activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous physical activity
^dweighted percentage of the sample that spends at least four hours on the investigated outcomes; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
^ep-value from the Wald heterogeneity test
^fp-value from the Wald test for linear trend; adjusted analysis for sex, age, marital status, skin color, and region of Brazil (first level); education level (second level); smoking, alcohol consumption, processed foods, leisure-time physical activity, and physical activity recommendations (third level); obesity, diabetes, and arterial hypertension (fourth level); self-perceived health (fifth level)

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