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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jul;161(7):684–689. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.161.7.684

Table 1.

Mean Differences in Activities for Gamers and Nongamersa

Activity Weekday Time, Mean, min
Weekend Time, Mean, min
Gamers
(n = 534)
Nongamers
(n = 957)
Univariate
F10,1380
Gamers
(n = 534)
Nongamers
(n = 957)
Univariate
F10,1380
Time with parentsb 121.66 127.36 4.96c 238.77 236.45 2.86
Time with friendsb 74.96 87.62 0.13 141.59 160.67 0.66
Readingd 9.49 14.74 5.25c 15.16 15.91 0.17
Homeworkd 37.74 56.40 5.73c 10.72 26.47 9.73e
Sports and active leisured 36.36 36.90 3.48 64.70 55.46 1.39
a

Means reported have been adjusted for the following covariates: family income-needs ratio, educational level of household head, parental average weekly work hours, child’s age, time spent at school and work, and child’s ethnicity (0 = white, 1 = nonwhite).

b

In all other activities except playing video games.

c

P<.05.

d

With no concurrent video game play.

e

P<.01.