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. 2019 Aug 1;9:11158. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46971-6

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 0.690.95 0.008 1.30 1.111.52 0.001
Heavy 352 (31.2) 2,613 (34.6) 711 (46.1) 0.76 0.640.90 0.002 1.57 1.341.83 <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 1.211.67 <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.