Table 3.
Associations between TV viewing and home availability of energy-dense snacks (potential mediator) among Australian adolescent boy and girls in 2004–2005
| Home availability of energy-dense snacks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (n 1390) | Girls (n 1594) | |||
| β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | |
| School-day TV viewing | 0·005*** | 0·004, 0·006 | 0·004*** | 0·003, 0·005 |
| Weekend-day TV viewing | 0·005*** | 0·004, 0·007 | 0·006*** | 0·004, 0·007 |
TV, television.
Linear regression analyses, controlling for year level and accounting for potential clustering by school (unit of analyses) using the ‘cluster’ command.
Significance of the association: ***P < 0·001.