Table 2.

Distribution of screen time among the participating school children

	n (%)
Laptop/computer/mobile phone
<1 h	10 (5.4)
Up to 2 h	27 (14.6)
Up to 4 h	53 (28.7)
Up to 6 hours	64 (34.6)
>6 h	31 (16.7)
TV usage
<1 h	76 (41.1)
Up to 2 h	59 (31.9)
Up to 4 h	38 (20.5)
Up to 6 h	12 (6.5)
Number of activities involving screen use
One	105 (56.7)
Two	55 (29.7)
Three	21 (11.3)
Four	4 (2.3)
Number of hours of activity increase in preceding three months
<1 h	46 (24.9)
1-2 h	60 (32.4)
2-3 h	24 (13.0)
3-4 h	30 (16.2)
>4 h	25 (13.5)
Number of symptoms
None	42 (22.7)
1	55 (29.9)
2	27 (14.7)
3	16 (8.6)
4	21 (11.3)
5	24 (12.8)
Were these symptoms present before COVID?
No	148 (80.0)
Yes	15 (8.1)
The above symptoms have increased since then*	22 (11.9)
Total	185 (100.0)

Note: The remaining 42 children reported no symptoms