Table 2.
Overall screen time and adherence to the associated recommendations according to gender and weight status.
| Variable | Boys (n = 113) | Girls (n = 56) | t | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Min/d overall screen time | 90.76 | 126.78 | 65.05 | 58.17 | 1.442 | 0.151 |
| χ2 | p-Value | |||||
| Met screen time recommendations ≤ 2 h/d (%) | 75.2% | 82.1% | 0.670 | 0.413 | ||
| Normal Weight (n = 109) | Overweight/Obese (n = 40) | t | p-Value | |||
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Min/day overall screen time | 64.09 | 57.37 | 103.50 | 171.93 | −2.105 | 0.037 * |
| χ2 | p-Value | |||||
| Met screen time recommendations ≤ 2 h/d (%) | 80.7% | 77.5% | 0.042 | 0.837 | ||
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; Min/d = minutes per day; h/d = hours per day. Gender and weight status differences in daily minutes screen time examined using independent t-tests; differences in % who met screen time recommendations examined using chi-square tests for independence; * p ≤ 0.05.