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. 2019 Nov 27;16:115. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0880-8

Table 1.

Characteristics of the whole sample and classified by screen time categories (n = 33,900). ERICA 2013/2014

All sample (n = 33,900) Screen time categories
≤ 2 h/day (n = 14,526) 3 to 5 h/day (n = 12,902) ≥ 6 h/day (n = 6,472)
% (95% CI)
Overall 40.5 (38.6–42.3) 39.0 (37.5–40.6) 20.5 (19.5–21.5)
Sexa
 Female 59.4 (58.9–60.0) 60.4 (59.6–61.2) 58.6 (57.8–59.5) 59.0 (58.7–60.2)
 Male 40.6 (40.0–41.1) 39.6 (38.8–40.4) 41.4 (40.5–42.2) 41.0 (39.8–42.2)
Age groupa, years
 12–13 27.7 (27.2–28.2) 29.4 (28.6–30.1) 25.9 (25.2–26.7) 27.3 (26.3–28.4)
 14–15 36.3 (35.7–36.8) 33.9 (33.2–34.7) 37.3 (36.4–38.1) 39.4 (38.2–40.6)
 16–17 36.1 (35.6–36.6) 36.7 (35.9–37.5) 36.8 (35.9–37.6) 33.2 (32.1–34.4)
Socioeconomic level, tertiles
 1st (lowest) 35.1 (33.3–37.0) 38.2 (35.9–40.7) 32.4 (30.0–35.0) 34.1 (31.1–37.2)
 2nd 34.2 (33.1–35.3) 34.0 (32.0–36.2) 33.8 (31.7–36.0) 35.2 (32.7–37.7)
 3rd 30.7 (28.7–32.8) 27.7 (25.1–30.5) 33.8 (31.0–36.7) 30.7 (27.4–34.3)
Skin color
 White 41.1 (39.2–43.1) 39.3 (37.0–41.7) 41.9 (39.4–44.5) 43.1 (39.5–46.8)
 Black 7.1 (6.3–8.0) 7.6 (6.4–9.0) 6.6 (5.5–7.9) 7.2 (6.1–8.5)
 Brown 49.2 (47.3–51.1) 50.7 (48.5–52.8) 49.0 (46.3–51.6) 46.8 (43.6–50.1)
 Yellow/indigenous 2.5 (2.1–3.1) 2.4 (1.9–3.0) 2.6 (2.0–3.3) 2.8 (2.1–3.8)
Total energy intake, kcal 2312 (2249–2376) 2275 (2167–2384) 2319 (2277–2362) 2372 (2289–2455)
Active (≥ 420 min/week) 37.8 (36.7–38.8) 39.3 (37.5–41.1) 38.3 (36.7–40.0) 33.8 (30.8–36.8)
unhealthy snacks intake in front of TV
 No 14.8 (14.0–15.7) 19.9 (18.4–21.5) 12.4 (11.0–14.0) 9.5 (7.7–11.7)
 Yes 85.2 (84.3–86.0) 80.1 (78.5–81.6) 87.6 (86.0–89.0) 90.5 (88.3–92.3)
unhealthy snacks intake in front of PC/video game
 No 36.2 (34.5–37.9) 51.5 (49.7–53.3) 28.6 (26.4–31.0) 20.3 (18.1–22.7)
 Yes 63.8 (62.1–65.5) 48.5 (46.7–50.3) 71.4 (69.0–73.6) 79.7 (77.3–81.9)
unhealthy snacks intake in front of all screens
 No 10.2 (9.4–11.2) 15.7 (14.3–17.3) 7.3 (6.0–8.9) 5.0 (3.5–7.0)
 Yes 89.8 (88.8–90.6) 84.3 (82.7–85.7) 92.7 (91.1–94.0) 95.0 (93.0–96.5)
Components of MetSb
 High waist circumference 12.7 (11.6–13.9) 11.4 (10.2–12.6) 13.4 (11.7–15.3) 14.0 (12.0–16.4)
 High triglycerides 4.5 (4.0–5.1) 4.2 (3.7–4.8) 4.4 (3.7–5.2) 5.4 (4.1–7.0)
 High blood glucose 4.0 (3.5–4.7) 4.2 (3.3–5.3) 4.4 (3.5–5.5) 3.0 (2.4–3.8)
 High blood pressure 8.3 (7.7–9.0) 7.6 (6.7–8.6) 8.4 (7.5–9.3) 9.4 (7.5–11.7)
 Low HDL – c 32.5 (30.0–35.1) 32.5 (29.9–35.3) 32.0 (29.0–35.1) 33.6 (29.9–37.4)

CI confidence interval, HDL High density lipoprotein, MetS metabolic syndrome

a Non-weighted values

bThe components of MetS were classified according sex and age-specific recommendations of the International Diabetes Federation