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. 2019 Feb 4;173(4):387–389. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4847

Table. Prevalence and Adjusted Relative Odds of Meeting Recommendations for Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity Among US Youth per Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, 2011-2017.

Characteristic Sample Size, No. Youth Meeting Sleep, Physical Activity, and Screen-Time Recommendations
Weighted % (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Overall Female Male Overall Female Male
Overall 59 397 5.0 (4.6-5.4) 3.0 (2.7-3.3) 7.0 (6.5-7.5) NA NA NA
Age, y
≤14 6659 5.8 (4.9-6.6) 3.7 (2.9-4.6) 8.0 (6.6-9.5) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
15 14 837 5.6 (4.9-6.3) 3.4 (2.8-4.0) 7.8 (6.7-8.8) 0.91 (0.74-1.12) 0.90 (0.68-1.19) 0.92 (0.70-1.19)
16 15 120 4.6 (4.1-5.2) 2.6 (2.0-3.1) 6.7 (5.8-7.5) 0.77 (0.63-0.94) 0.70 (0.52-0.95) 0.80 (0.63-1.01)
17 14 309 3.4 (3.0-3.8) 1.9 (1.5-2.3) 4.9 (4.1-5.6) 0.54 (0.44-0.66) 0.50 (0.36-0.70) 0.56 (0.43-0.72)
≥18 8472 6.8 (6.0-7.6) 4.3 (3.3-5.2) 8.8 (7.6-10.1) 1.09 (0.89-1.35) 1.21 (0.87-1.68) 1.05 (0.81-1.37)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white 32 687 6.3 (5.8-6.8) 3.8 (3.3-4.2) 8.9 (8.1-9.6) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Non-Hispanic black 8244 2.0 (1.6-2.5) 1.3 (0.9-1.7) 2.8 (2.0-3.5) 0.31 (0.25-0.39) 0.34 (0.23-0.49) 0.30 (0.23-0.40)
Hispanic/Latino 12 838 4.0 (3.5-4.4) 2.5 (2.0-3.0) 5.4 (4.7-6.1) 0.66 (0.58-0.75) 0.71 (0.55-0.92) 0.64 (0.54-0.75)
Non-Hispanic Asian 2015 2.5 (1.6-3.5) 0.9 (0.2-1.7) 4.0 (2.2-5.8) 0.37 (0.25-0.55) 0.22 (0.10-0.50) 0.44 (0.37-0.71)
Othera 3613 4.8 (3.8-5.8) 2.5 (1.7-3.4) 7.1 (5.4-8.8) 0.81 (0.66-1.01) 0.74 (0.51-1.09) 0.84 (0.65-1.09)
Weight categories
Normal weightb 39 855 5.5 (5.1-5.9) 3.4 (3.0-3.7) 7.8 (7.1-8.4) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Underweightc 1728 4.4 (2.9-5.9) 2.4 (0.7-4.1) 5.7 (3.6-7.7) 0.72 (0.50-1.03) 0.72 (0.34-1.50) 0.72 (0.48-1.09)
Overweightd 9467 4.4 (3.7-5.1) 2.4 (1.8-3.1) 6.4 (5.2-7.6) 0.80 (0.68-0.95) 0.79 (0.61-1.03) 0.81 (0.65-0.99)
Obesee 8347 3.3 (2.8-4.0) 1.5 (1.0-2.0) 4.6 (3.7-5.5) 0.57 (0.47-0.69) 0.48 (0.33-0.71) 0.59 (0.48-0.73)
Tobacco use
Nonuser 47 542 4.8 (4.5-5.2) 3.1 (2.8-3.4) 6.7 (6.1-7.3) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Userf 11 855 5.6 (5.0-6.4) 2.3 (1.6-3.0) 7.7 (6.7-8.7) 1.27 (1.07-1.50) 0.99 (0.69-1.44) 1.32 (1.08-1.61)
Alcohol use
Nonuser 38 707 5.2 (4.8-5.6) 3.4 (3.0-3.8) 7.0 (6.3-7.6) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Userf 20 690 4.6 (4.1-5.1) 2.2 (1.9-2.6) 7.0 (6.2-7.8) 0.93 (0.81-1.07) 0.72 (0.56-0.93) 1.04 (0.86-1.35)
Marijuana use
Nonuser 46 162 5.3 (4.9-5.6) 3.2 (2.8-3.5) 7.4 (6.8-8.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Userf 13 235 4.1 (3.6-4.6) 2.2 (1.7-2.7) 5.7 (4.9-6.5) 0.81 (0.69-0.96) 1.06 (0.79-1.43) 0.75 (0.61-0.92)
Asthma
Never diagnosed 19 172 5.0 (4.6-5.5) 2.7 (2.5-3.2) 7.2 (6.5-7.8) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Diagnosedg 34 288 4.9 (4.4-5.4) 3.2 (2.8-3.7) 6.6 (5.9-7.4) 1.00 (0.89-1.13) 1.16 (0.98-1.39) 0.94 (0.81-1.08)
Depression
No symptoms 41 631 6.1 (5.7-6.6) 3.8 (3.4-4.3) 7.9 (7.3-8.5) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Symptomsh 17 766 2.3 (2.0-2.6) 1.7 (1.3-2.0) 3.5 (2.9-4.1) 0.44 (0.38-0.50) 0.46 (0.36-0.57) 0.43 (0.36-0.52)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); NA, not applicable.

a

Includes Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and non-Hispanic individuals of multiple race/ethnicities.

b

Normal weight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) percentile from the 5th to less than the 85th percentile.

c

Underweight is defined as a BMI percentile equal to or less than the 5th percentile.

d

Overweight is defined as a BMI percentile from the 85th to less than the 95th percentile.

e

Obesity is defined as a BMI percentile equal to or greater than the 95th percentile.

f

Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use are defined as reporting use at least once in the last 30 days.

g

Asthma diagnosis is defined as reporting having ever been told by a physician or nurse that he or she has asthma.

h

Depression is defined as a patient reporting feeling so sad or hopeless almost every day for a 2-week period or longer within the last 12 months that he or she stopped doing some usual activities.