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. 2023 Jan 17;23:116. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-14976-6

Table 2.

Modelled difference in child weekday and weekend total screen-viewing between pre-COVID-19 and post 2020/21 lockdown

Difference between pre-COVID-19 and post 2020/21 lockdown Interaction effect
Relative Risk (95% CI) P-value Relative Risk (95% CI) P-value
Weekday total leisure screen-viewinga (min) N = 1420
No interaction 1.11 (1.09 to 1.14)  < 0.0005
Gender interaction
 Boys 1.10 (1.07 to 1.13)  < 0.0005
 Girls 1.13 (1.10 to 1.16)  < 0.0005 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05)c 0.008
Educationb interaction
 Up to A level 1.11 (1.08 to 1.14)  < 0.0005 1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)d 0.928
 Degree or higher 1.11 (1.08 to 1.14)  < 0.0005
Weekend total leisure screen-viewinga (min) N = 1407
No interaction 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10)  < 0.0005
Gender interaction
 Boys 1.06 (1.04 to 1.08)  < 0.0005
 Girls 1.09 (1.07 to 1.12)  < 0.0005 1.03 (1.02 to 1.05)c  < 0.0005
Educationb interaction
 Up to A level 1.09 (1.07 to 1.12)  < 0.0005 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04)d 0.005
 Degree or higher 1.07 (1.04 to 1.09)  < 0.0005

atotal screen-viewing includes TV-viewing

bor equivalent; A level is exam at age 18

cRR for girls compared to boys

dRR for up to A level compared to degree or higher

Models are adjusted for age, gender, household education, seasonality and COVID-19 restrictions