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. 2016 Jan 22;16:58. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2659-4

Table 3.

Correlates of adolescents’ sedentary behavior that were reported in <4 findings (insufficient evidence)

Overall sedentary behavior TV viewing Computer/DVD/video games Non-screen based SB
Intrapersonal Intrapersonal Intrapersonal Intrapersonal
-[41]Sex (male) 0[40] Sex (male) +[40] Sex (male) 0[40] Sex (male)
+[48] Age +[47]ace/0[47]bd BMI +[45](comp/int)/-[48]/0[45](vid games) Race (non-Caucasian)
+[43]/-[42]BMI +[48]/0[45] Race (non-Caucasian)
+[48] Race (non-Caucasian) +[47]acd/0[47]be Child behavior autonomy
+[43] Body Fat % -[47]ac /0[47]bde Father’s income high (ref low)
Social 0[47] Father’s income med (ref low)
+[42] Time supervised AS 0[47] Mother’s income high/med (ref low)
+[42] Time alone AS Physical/Policy
Physical/Policy +[47] TV environment
0[46] Rainfall +[47]b/0[47]acdeNo. TV sets in the home
0[47] TV in bedroom\
+[47] Country: Portugal, Estonia, Norway (each ref Denmark)

Abbreviations: ‘0’ null association, ‘+’ positive association, ‘-’ negative association, AS after-school, BMI Body Mass Index

aAll sample, includes children from Denmark, Portugal, Estonia and Norway

bEstonia sample

cDenmark sample

dNorway sample

ePortugal sample