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. 2018 Jul 4;33(34):e219. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e219

Table 3. Association between demographic and depression variable and children's screen overuse.

Characteristics Television Smartphone Tablet Computer
β OR (95% CI) P value β OR (95% CI) P value β OR (95% CI) P value β OR (95% CI) P value
Depression (K-BDI-II)
0–21 Ref
≥ 22 0.670 1.954 (1.050–3.635) 0.034 0.452 1.572 (0.661–3.739) 0.306 −0.644 0.525 (0.131–2.107) 0.363 0.916 2.499 (0.699–8.933) 0.159
Age, yr
2 Ref
3 −0.386 0.680 (0.364–1.269) 0.226 0.600 1.821 (0.679–4.886) 0.234 −0.804 0.447 (0.127–1.576) 0.211 0.122 1.130 (0.219–5.831) 0.884
4 −0.446 0.640 (0.330–1.239) 0.186 −0.591 0.554 (0.163–1.880) 0.343 0.039 1.040 (0.295–3.666) 0.951 −0.938 0.391 (0.051–2.987) 0.366
5 −0.761 0.467 (0.198–1.103) 0.082 −0.837 0.433 (0.078–2.413) 0.340 −0.660 0.517 (0.080–3.319) 0.487 0.664 1.942 (0.287–13.159) 0.496
Sex
Male Ref
Female 0.162 1.176 (0.769–1.800) 0.455 −0.594 0.552 (0.265–1.152) 0.113 −0.568 0.567 (0.221–1.451) 0.236 −0.168 0.845 (0.271–2.636) 0.730
Main caregiver
Parents Ref
Grandparents 0.097 1.102 (0.431–2.820) 0.839 0.188 1.206 (0.227–6.417) 0.826 0.285 1.330 (0.132–13.393) 0.809 0.419 1.521 (0.141–16.406) 0.772
Paternal education
High school or below Ref
College or above −0.018 0.982 (0.457–2.110) 0.963 −0.517 0.596 (0.219–1.622) 0.311 −0.486 0.615 (0.166–2.276) 0.466 1.022 2.779 (0.294–26.229) 0.372
Maternal education
High school or below Ref
College or above −0.618 0.539 (0.255–1.140) 0.106 −0.853 0.426 (0.162–1.119) 0.083 −0.883 0.413 (0.131–1.309) 0.133 −0.316 0.729 (0.131–4.062) 0.718
Maternal employment status
Unemployed Ref
Employed −0.067 0.936 (0.580–1.509) 0.785 0.094 1.099 (0.485–2.492) 0.821 0.048 1.049 (0.380–2.895) 0.926 −0.723 0.485 (0.126–1.863) 0.292
Monthly household income, KRW
< 4,000,000 Ref
≥ 4,000,000 −0.018 0.990 (0.629–1.558) 0.964 −0.503 0.604 (0.269–1.356) 0.222 −1.357 0.257 (0.083–0.800) 0.019 0.175 1.191 (0.375–3.776) 0.767

Adjusted with age, sex, main caregiver, maternal education, paternal education, maternal employment status, and monthly household income.

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, K-BDI = Korean Version of the Beck Depression Inventory, Ref = reference.