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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Health. 2013 Aug;83(8):573–581. doi: 10.1111/josh.12067

Table 2.

Characteristics of 12 to 17-Year-Olds Who Exceed Screen Time of 2 Hours/Day

N Prevalence of Exceeding
>2 Hours Screen Time/Day
% (SE)
Odds of Excess Screen Time

Unadjusted
Odds Ratio
Adjusted Odds
Ratio*(N = 28,485)
Overall 29,005 26.1 (0.7)
Sex × Race/Ethnicity
  Female, non-Hispanic White 10,715 16.2 (0.9) Referent Referent
  Female, non-Hispanic Black 1,459 40.2,** (2.7) 3.5 (2.7 to 4.5) 2.7 (2.0–3.6)
  Female, Hispanic 1,427 25.6‖,# (3.1) 1.7 (1.3 to 2.4) 1.4 (0.9–1.9)
  Male, non-Hispanic White 12,081 24.9§,# (1.0) 1.8 (1.3 to 2.5) 1.8 (1.5–2.1)
  Male, non-Hispanic Black 1,717 45.5** (2.4) 4.3 (3.4 to 5.4) 3.4 (2.7–4.4)
  Male, Hispanic 1,606 32.9§,‖,¶ (3.4) 2.5 (1.8 to 3.5) 2.0 (1.4–2.8)
Federal poverty level status
  ≥400% 11,963 16.1 (0.8) Referent Referent
  200% to 399% 10,038 26.5 (1.3) 1.9 (1.6 to 2.2) 1.6 (1.4–2.0)
  100% to 199% 4,405 32.5§ (1.9) 2.5 (2.0 to 3.1) 2.0 (1.6–2.4)
  <100% 2,599 37.6§ (2.0) 3.1 (2.5 to 3.9) 2.1 (1.7–2.7)
Days of physical activity participation
  7 6,315 24.1§, (1.5) Referent Referent
  4 to 6 11,008 21.1 (0.9) 0.9 (0.7 to 1.0) 1.0 (0.8–1.2)
  1 to 3 8,076 28.0§(1.4) 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) 1.4 (1.1–1.8)
  Never 3,328 38.5 (2.2) 2.0 (1.6 to 2.5) 2.0 (1.6–2.6)
Number of nights with enough sleep
  7 14,769 27.3§, (1.0) Referent Referent
  4 to 6 10,386 23.7 (1.1) 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) 0.9 (0.8–1.1)
  1 to 3 2,523 24.9§, (2.1) 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) 0.9 (0.7–1.2)
  Never 1,021 34.0 (3.2) 1.4 (1.02 to 1.8) 1.5 (1.1–2.0)
TV in bedroom
  Yes 15,555 30.5 (1.0) 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) 1.4 (1.2–1.6)
  No 13,449 20.0 (1.0) Referent Referent
*

Adjusted for covariates in the table.

N reported here lower than total N due to missing data.

Sex × Race/Ethnicity interaction term significant.

§,**

Values for groups sharing a common superscript are not statistically different from each other at p < 0.01.