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. 2023 Jul 13;68:1605816. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605816

TABLE 1.

Participant’s characteristics (n = 845). Longitudinal Study of the Lifestyle of Adolescents, Brazil, 2019.

Variables Statistics
Sex, n (%)
 Male 420 (49.7)
 Female 425 (50.3)
Age (years), mean ± SD 16.4 ± 1.1
Socioeconomic status (0–100), mean ± SD 39.3 ± 9.9
Screen use for studying (hours), n mean ± SD 2.2 ± 2.3
Screen use for studying, n (%)
 ˂2 h 508 (60.1)
 2 to ˂4 h 211 (25.0)
 ≥4 h 126 (14.9)
Screen use for working (hours), n mean ± SD 0.8 ± 2.2
Screen use for working, n (%)
 ˂2 h 707 (83.7)
 2 to ˂4 h 99 (11.7)
 ≥4 h 39 (4.6)
Screen use for videos (hours), n mean ± SD 3.1 ± 2.8
Screen use for videos, n (%)
 ˂2 h 313 (37.0)
 2 to ˂4 h 322 (38.1)
 ≥4 h 210 (24.9)
Screen use for gaming (hours), n mean ± SD 2.0 ± 3.2
Screen use for gaming, n (%)
 ˂2 h 576 (68.2)
 2 to ˂4 h 142 (16.8)
 ≥4 h 127 (15.0)
Screen use for social media (hours), n mean ± SD 4.2 ± 4.3
Screen use for social media, n (%)
 ˂2 h 286 (33.8)
 2 to ˂4 h 248 (29.3)
 ≥4 h 311 (36.8)
Tobacco use in the past 30 days, n (%)
 0 days 775 (91.7)
 1–5 days 42 (5.0)
 6 or more 28 (3.3)
Alcohol use in the past 30 days, n (%)
 0 days 477 (56.4)
 1–5 days 269 (31.8)
 6 or more 99 (11.7)

SD, Standard Deviation.