Table 3.
Associations among gaming platform most preferred, body mass index, physical activity, and sitting time.
| Characteristic | Tabletop | Computer | Console | Other Electronic | LARPa | P value | |
| BMIb,c |
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Age-adjusted | Reference | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.07 | 0.06 | .60 |
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Multivariable-adjustedd | Reference | −0.02 | −0.004 | −0.02 | 0.05 | .96 |
| Obese, ORe (95% CI) |
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Age-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.84 (0.49-1.44) | 1.47 (0.70-3.06) | 0.48 (0.19-1.21) | 1.48 (0.32-6.98) | .28 |
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Multivariable-adjustedd | 1.00 | 0.91 (0.43-1.93) | 1.99 (0.73-5.39) | 0.35 (0.11-1.13) | 0.84 (0.10-7.13) | .20 |
| ≥2.5 MVPAf, hours/week, OR (95% CI) |
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Age-adjusted | 1.00 | 1.43 (0.83-2.47) | 1.06 (0.51-2.20) | 0.66 (0.28-1.57) | 1.11 (0.24-5.20) | .48 |
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Multivariable-adjustedg | 1.00 | 2.70 (1.28-5.69) | 1.07 (0.43-2.65) | 0.65 (0.24-1.78) | 0.66 (0.10-4.47) | .04 |
| Weekday Total Sitting, hours/dayh |
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Age-adjusted | Reference | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.44 | .38 |
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Multivariable-adjustedi | Reference | 0.15 | −0.04 | 0.07 | 0.80 | .19 |
| Weekend Total Sitting, hours/dayh |
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Age-adjusted | Reference | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.53 | .02 |
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Multivariable-adjustedi | Reference | 0.20 | 0.001 | 0.06 | 0.59 | .11 |
| Cardiovascular Risk Factors, OR (95% CI) |
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Age-adjusted | 1.00 | 1.71 (0.84-3.48) | 1.55 (0.56-4.28) | 2.83 (1.02-7.86) | 1.04 (0.11-9.72) | .31 |
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Multivariable-adjustedj | 1.00 | 1.98 (0.77-5.08) | 1.46 (0.41-5.20) | 2.40 (0.72-7.96) | 0.85 (0.07-10.59) | .51 |
aLARP: live action role-play.
bBMI: body mass index.
cLog-transformed variable; beta estimate.
dAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, meeting physical activity recommendation, weekday gaming quartile, weekend gaming quartile, number of platforms used, disability, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.
eOR: odds ratio.
fMVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity.
gAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, weekday gaming quartile, weekend gaming quartile, number of platforms used, disability, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.
hSquare root-transformed variable; beta estimate.
iAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, meeting physical activity recommendation, number of platforms used, disability, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.
jAdjusted for age, race, gender, education, employment, income >75,000/year, meeting physical activity recommendation, weekday gaming quartile, weekend gaming quartile, number of platforms used, servings of fruit per day, and servings of vegetables per day.