Table 2.
Percentages and mean of the time spent on a screen across five different activities (N = 353)
| Activities | Never | < 30 min | 30 min-to 2 h | 2–4 h | 4–8 h | > 8 h | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working on a computer/tablet | 2.83% | 2.83% | 9.07% | 18.41% | 37.11% | 29.75% | 3.7 ± 1.2 |
| Playing video games on a computer/tablet | 39.94% | 26.06% | 17.28% | 11.90% | 3.12% | 1.7% | 1.2 ± 1.3 |
| Surfing the Internet on a computer/tablet | 7.93% | 15.58% | 20.96% | 25.50% | 15.30% | 14.73% | 2.7 ± 1.5 |
| Watching TV or videos (movies, serials, TV programs) on a computer/tablet | 9.63% | 12.46% | 33.14% | 24.93% | 13.88% | 5.95% | 2.4 ± 1.3 |
| Using a smartphone | 1.42% | 3.12% | 12.75% | 26.35% | 30.03% | 26.35% | 3.6 ± 1.2 |
| The overall mean time score spent by students in front of electronic screens | 13.5 ± 3.7 | ||||||
| Total screen time exposure quartiles | Very low | low | high | Very high | |||
| 10 (2.83%) | 127 (35.98%) | 186 (52.69%) | 30 (8.50%) | ||||