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. 2018 Jun 12;6(2):e12. doi: 10.2196/games.9571

Table 2.

Associations between the number of gaming platforms used and health outcomes.

Characteristic Gaming platforms P value

1 2 3 4+
BMIa,b





Age-adjusted −0.11 −0.02 Reference 0.03 .045

Multivariable-adjustedc −0.07 −0.02 Reference 0.04 .07
Obese, ORd (95% CI)





Age-adjusted 0.58 (0.22-1.50) 0.76 (0.42-1.38) 1.00 1.41 (0.78-2.54) .03

Multivariable-adjustedc 0.48 (0.14-1.58) 0.78 (0.39-1.54) 1.00 1.55 (0.78-3.09) .03
2.5 MVPAe, hours/week, OR (95% CI)





Age-adjusted 1.18 (0.46-3.05) 0.77 (0.43-1.39) 1.00 0.68 (0.38-1.23) .46

Multivariable-adjustedf 1.06 (0.34-3.30) 0.73 (0.38-1.42) 1.00 0.61 (0.32-1.18) .50
Weekday Total Sitting, hours/dayg





Age-adjusted 0.004 −0.01 Reference 0.03 .79

Multivariable-adjustedc −0.10 −0.02 Reference 0.11 .26
Weekend Total Sitting, hours/dayg





Age-adjusted −0.16 −0.18 Reference 0.08 .03

Multivariable-adjustedc −0.22 −0.19 Reference 0.05 .03
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, OR (95% CI)





Age-adjusted 0.46 (0.12-1.78) 1.02 (0.48-2.17) 1.00 1.49 (0.69-3.21) .14

Multivariable-adjustedh 0.45 (0.10-2.03) 1.12 (0.49-2.56) 1.00 1.61 (0.68-3.79) .19

aBMI: body mass index.

bLog-transformed variable; beta estimate.

cAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, meeting physical activity recommendation, disability, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.

dOR: odds ratio.

eMVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity.

fAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, disability, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.

gSquare root-transformed variable; beta estimate.

hAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, meeting physical activity recommendation, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.