Table 2.
Odds ratios and confidence intervals for sedentary TV viewing and computer use related to the children’s body mass index categories (n = 10,228).
| Body mass index categoriesa | Risk for Underweightb | Risk for Overweightb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | |||||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p valuec | OR | 95% CI | p valuec | |
| TV viewingd | |||||||||
| Light | 429 (38.0) | 2,491 (33.0) | 348 (22.6) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Medium | 348 (30.8) | 2,452 (32.5) | 484 (31.4) | 0.81 | 0.69–0.95 | 0.008 | 1.30 | 1.11–1.52 | 0.001 |
| Heavy | 352 (31.2) | 2,613 (34.6) | 711 (46.1) | 0.76 | 0.64–0.90 | 0.002 | 1.57 | 1.34–1.83 | <0.001 |
| Computer usee | |||||||||
| Light | 417 (36.9) | 2,597 (34.4) | 398 (25.8) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Medium | 381 (33.7) | 2,596 (34.4) | 481 (31.2) | 1.01 | 0.87–1.19 | 0.860 | 1.07 | 0.92–1.25 | 0.363 |
| Heavy | 331 (29.3) | 2,363 (31.3) | 664 (43.0) | 1.05 | 0.88–1.26 | 0.572 | 1.42 | 1.21–1.67 | <0.001 |
aCategorization based on the Cole and Lobstein Classification45.
bCompared to Normal weight.
cMain effects from multinomial logistic regression. Variables in the model: age, sex, language, sleep duration on school nights, weekly exercise, TV viewing and computer use.
dCategorization based on the distribution of responses for two questions on recreational TV viewing during school days and weekends/days off.
eCategorization based on the distribution of responses for two questions on recreational computer use during school days and weekends/days off.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.