Table 2.

Screen time (h/day) by child sex, type of screen (TV, DVD, videogame, computer, handheld), and by weekday/weekend day

Variables	Mean +/− SD
Child sex
Male	1.5 ± 1.2
Female	1.4 ± 1.8
Weekday screen usea	1.3 ± 1.4
TV	0.8 ± 1.0
DVD	0.2 ± 0.5
Videogame	0.1 ± 0.2
Computer	0.12 ± 0.3
Handheld	0.2 ± 0.4
Weekend day screen useb	1.9 ± 1.4
TV	1.1 ± 1.1
DVD	0.4 ± 0.7
Videogame	0.1 ± 0.3
Computer	0.1 ± 0.3
Handheld	0.3 ± 0.5
Type of device
Handheldc	0.2 ± 0.6
Non-handhledd	1.3 ± 0.8

^aWeekday screen time use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, videogame, and handheld use from a typical weekday

^bWeekend day screen time use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, videogame, and handheld use from a typical weekend day

^cHandheld device use includes the sum of handheld use on a typical weekday and a typical weekend day

^dNon-handheld device use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, and videogame use on a typical weekday and a typical weekend day