Table 4.
Correlation of child BMI percentile, outside play time, TV time, video game time, and total screen time with parent reported (time 1) observed (OBS) home environment factors
| |
Child BMI percentile |
Outside play time |
TV Time |
Video game time |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Time 1 | OBS | Time 1 | OBS | Time 1 | OBS | Time 1 | OBS |
|
TVs, VGs and PEDs | ||||||||
| Number of TVs in house |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.33
*
|
0.35
*
|
0.23
*
|
0.22
*
|
| TV in child’s bedroom |
0.09 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.31
*
|
0.37
*
|
0.37
*
|
0.24
*
|
| Number of VG systems |
-0.05 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
-0.01 |
-0.08 |
0.00 |
0.22
*
|
0.26
*
|
| Number of VGs |
0.04 |
0.08 |
-0.01 |
0.01 |
-0.05 |
0.03 |
0.19 |
0.29
*
|
| Number VG systems child is allowed to use |
-0.02 |
-0.01 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
-0.04 |
-0.02 |
0.29
*
|
0.39
*
|
| VG in child’s bedroom |
0.12 |
0.09 |
-0.11 |
-0.11 |
0.21
*
|
0.07 |
0.32
*
|
0.13 |
| Number of PEDs |
-0.07 |
-0.02 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
-0.08 |
-0.11 |
0.13 |
0.19 |
| Number of PED games |
-0.06 |
-0.04 |
0.13 |
0.18 |
-0.09 |
-0.07 |
0.13 |
0.19 |
|
Adult physical activity equipment | ||||||||
| Amount of adult physical activity equipment |
-0.21 |
-0.15 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
-0.19 |
-0.14 |
-0.10 |
-0.14 |
| Accessibility of adult physical activity equipment | ||||||||
| (higher score = harder to access) |
0.09 |
0.00 |
-0.04 |
-0.05 |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
-0.07 |
| Condition of adult physical activity equipment | ||||||||
| (higher score = broken) |
0.19 |
0.05 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
-0.06 |
0.27
*
|
-0.14 |
-0.10 |
| Adult equipment in Good condition and Easy to access |
-0.26
*
|
-0.13 |
-0.02 |
0.00 |
-0.18 |
-0.17 |
-0.06 |
-0.10 |
|
Fixed play equipment | ||||||||
| Amount of child fixed play equipment |
-0.24
*
|
-0.14 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
-0.12 |
-0.14 |
-0.11 |
-0.14 |
| Accessibility of child fixed play equipment (higher score = harder to access) |
-0.01 |
-0.10 |
-0.19 |
-0.11 |
-0.05 |
0.00 |
-0.04 |
-0.13 |
| Condition of child fixed play equipment (higher score = broken) |
0.14 |
0.14 |
-0.06 |
-0.03 |
-0.05 |
0.00 |
-0.08 |
-0.06 |
| Child fixed play equipment in Good condition and Easy to access |
-0.25
*
|
-0.13 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
-0.10 |
-0.15 |
-0.08 |
-0.13 |
|
Portable play equipment | ||||||||
| Amount of child portable play equipment |
-0.18 |
-0.05 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
-0.24
*
|
-0.15 |
-0.08 |
-0.06 |
| Accessibility of child portable play equipment (higher score = harder to access) |
0.06 |
0.01 |
-0.21
*
|
0.04 |
-0.03 |
0.24
*
|
0.02 |
-0.02 |
| Condition of child portable play equipment (higher score = broken) |
0.19 |
0.05 |
0.10 |
-0.02 |
-0.03 |
0.26
*
|
0.09 |
0.12 |
| Child portable play equipment in Good condition and Easy to access |
-0.23
*
|
-0.04 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
-0.19 |
-0.21
*
|
-0.08 |
-0.05 |
|
Yard | ||||||||
| Yard size |
-0.12 |
0.09 |
-0.08 |
0.09 |
-0.20
*
|
0.13 |
-0.06 |
-0.04 |
| Number of natural elements in yard | -0.17 | -0.19 | 0.01 | 0.03 | -0.24 * | -0.06 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
*p < 0.05.
OBS Observation.