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. 2021 Oct 25;21:472. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02939-y

Table 3.

Associations between family, child, and screen use characteristics and having high PSE score

Overall
(n = 1245)
N (%*)
High PSE score (≥7)
%**
p-value OR (95%CI) AOR (95%CI)#
Family characteristics
 Maternal age
   < 30 years 313 (25.1) 28.8 0.002 1.00 1.00
   ≥ 30 years 932 (74.9) 20.4 0.63 (0.47–0.85) 0.63 (0.43–0.94)
 Paternal age
   < 30 years 126 (10.1) 20.6 0.599 1.00 1.00
   ≥ 30 years 1119 (89.9) 22.7 1.13 (0.72–1.79) 2.12 (1.18–3.82)
 Maternal education
   ≤ 12 years 297 (23.9) 36.4 < 0.001 1.00 1.00
   > 12 years 948 (76.1) 18.1 0.39 (0.29–0.52) 0.59 (0.38–0.92)
 Paternal education
   ≤ 12 years 226 (18.2) 33.6 < 0.001 1.00 1.00
   > 12 years 1019 (81.8) 20.0 0.49 (0.36–0.68) 0.91 (0.60–1.40)
 Maternal occupation
  Working 603 (48.4) 15.8 < 0.001 1.00 1.00
  Not working 642 (51.6) 28.8 2.17 (1.64–2.86) 1.25 (0.77–2.04)
 Income level
  High 696(55.9) 21.0 0.305 1.00 1.00
  Middle 321 (25.8) 25.2 1.27 (0.93–1.74) 1.14 (0.80–1.62)
  Low 228 (18.3) 23.2 1.14 (0.80–1.63) 0.97 (0.65–1.47)
 Family type
  Nuclear 1076 (86.4) 21.1 0.003 1.00 1.00
  Single parent or extended 169 (13.6) 31.4 1.71 (1.20–2.44) 1.61 (0.94–2.74)
 Number of family members
   < 5 940 (75.5) 19.3 < 0.001 1.00 1.00
   ≥ 5 305 (24.5) 32.5 2.02 (1.51–2.69) 0.90 (0.46–1.77)
 Settlement
  Urban 930 (74.7) 20.3 0.002 1.00 1.00
  Rural 315 (25.3) 28.9 1.59 (1.19–2.13) 1.27 (0.89–1.80)
 Province
  Afyon 205 (16.5) 17.6 0.152 1.00 1.00
  Ankara 861 (69.1) 23.8 1.47 (0.99–2.17) 2.54 (1.60–4.04)
  Mersin 179 (14.4) 21.8 1.31 (0.79–2.17) 1.72 (0.98–3.05)
Child characteristics
 Age group
  24–48 months 647(52.0) 24.6 0.067 1.00 1.00
  49–72 months 598(48.0) 20.2 0.78 (0.60–1.02) 0.71 (0.51–0.99)
 Gender
  Female 610 (49.0) 20.8 0.167 1.00 1.00
  Male 635 (51.0) 24.1 1.21 (0.92–1.58) 1.10 (0.81–1.48)
 Daycare of the child
  Mother 561 (45.1) 30.1a < 0.001 1.00 1.00
  Granparent 200 (16.1) 21.5b 0.64 (0.43–1.19) 0.96 (0.53–1.75)
  Childminder 58 (4.6) 20.7b 0.61 (0.31–1.17) 1.03 (0.45–2.38)
  Kindergarten 426 (34.2) 13.1c 0.35 (0.25–0.49) 0.60 (0.36–0.99)
 Number of sister/brother
  0 442 (35.5) 17.4a < 0.001 1.00 1.00
  1 580 (46.6) 21.7a 1.32 (0.96–1.80) 1.10 (0.77–1.57)
   ≥ 2 223 (17.9) 34.5b 2.50 (1.73–3.62) 2.04 (0.98–4.21)
Screen use characteristics
 Postponing eating or toileting or sleeping while screen using
  Never 846 (67.9) 16.1c  < 0.001 1.00 1.00
  Sometimes 280 (22.5) 30.7b 2.31 (1.69–3.16) 4.43 (2.86–6.85)
  Frequently 119 (9.6) 48.7a 4.96 (3.31–7.43) 2.73 (1.94–3.85)
 Having own electronic screen device
  None 979 (78.6) 23.6 0.118 1.00 1.00
  1 device 238 (19.1) 19.3 0.78 (0.55–1.11) 0.87 (0.59–1.28)
   ≥ 2 devices 28 (2.3) 10.7 0.39 (0.12–1.30) 0.42 (0.12–1.48)
 Using touchscreen devices
  No 403(32.4) 16.4 0.001 1.00 1.00
  Yes 842(67.6) 25.4 1.74 (1.28–2.36) 1.68 (1.19–2.38)
 Daily duration of video gaming
  None 915 (73.5) 22.2a 0.006 1.00 1.00
   < 1 h 239 (19.2) 18.8a 0.81 (0.57–1.17) 0.86 (0.58–1.28)
   ≥ 1 h 91 (7.3) 35.2b 1.90 (1.20–3.00) 1.56 (0.93–2.64)
 Antropometric data
  WFH z-score
    < −2.0 62 (5.0) 21.0 0.837 1.00
   -2.0, 2.0 821 (65.9) 22.5 1.10 (0.58–2.06)
    > 2.0 80 (6.4) 26.3 1.34 (0.61–2.95)
  Missing 282 (22.7) 21.6 1.04 (0.53–2.04)
  HFA z-score
    < −2.0 52 (4.2) 26.9 0.879 1.00
   -2.0, 2.0 806 (64.7) 22.5 0.79 (0.42–1.48)
    > 2.0 111 (8.9) 22.5 0.79 (0.37–1.68)
  Missing 276 (22.2) 21.7 0.75 (0.38–1.48)
  WFA z-score
    < −2.0 16 (1.3) 31.3 0.229 1.00
   -2.0, 2.0 904 (72.6) 22.0 0.62 (0.21–1.81)
    > 2.0 44 (3.5) 34.1 1.14 (0.33–3.88)
  Missing 281(22.6) 21.8 0.61 (0.20–1.82)

*column percentage; **row percentage

WFH Weight for height, HFA height for age, WFA weight for age

abcValues with different superscripts differ significantly in subgroup analysis (p < 0.05)

# adjusted for included family characteristics, child characteristics, screen use characteristics of children