Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of association of type of screen time, its duration, and child-related health factors with the outcome of <2 h/day of screen viewing in the 600 children included in the study.
| Variable | Total n = 600 |
Screen Viewing Time (<2 h/Day) |
OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 108) |
No (n = 492) |
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| Night sleep time | ||||||
| ≥6 h | 537 (90) | 104 (19) | 433 (81) | R | R | - |
| <6 h | 63 (10) | 4 (6) | 59 (94) | 3.54 | 1.25–9.97 | 0.017 |
| Mobile phone use at bedtime | ||||||
| No | 218 (36) | 79 (36) | 139 (64) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 382 (64) | 29 (8) | 353 (92) | 6.91 | 4.32–11.05 | <0.001 |
| TV in bedroom | ||||||
| No | 187 (31) | 97 (52) | 90 (48) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 413 (69) | 11 (3) | 402 (97) | 39.38 | 20.27–76.52 | <0.001 |
| Morning mobile screen time | ||||||
| No | 203 (34) | 73 (36) | 130 (64) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 397 (66) | 33 (8) | 364 (92) | 5.80 | 3.70–9.10 | <0.001 |
| Child habituated to screen | ||||||
| No | 293 (49) | 94 (32) | 199 (68) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 307 (51) | 12 (4) | 295 (74) | 9.88 | 5.48–17.82 | <0.001 |
| Child reads books | ||||||
| Yes | 332 (55) | 86 (26) | 246 (74) | R | R | - |
| No | 268 (45) | 20 (7) | 248 (93) | 3.90 | 2.36–6.44 | <0.001 |
| Story telling by parents | ||||||
| Yes | 237 (40) | 69 (29) | 168 (71) | R | R | - |
| No Outdoor play |
363 (60) | 37 (10) | 326 (90) | 3.41 | 2.20–5.26 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 430 (72) | 89 (21) | 343 (79) | R | R | - |
| No | 170 (28) | 19 (11) | 151 (89) | 2.07 | 1.21–3.52 | 0.007 |
| Outdoor play ≥ 2 h | ||||||
| Yes | 244 (41) | 72 (30) | 172 (70) | R | R | - |
| No | 356 (59) | 35 (10) | 321 (90) | 4.12 | 2.63–6.44 | <0.001 |
| Headache | ||||||
| No | 483 (81) | 100 (21) | 383 (79) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 117 (19) | 8 (7) | 109 (93) | 3.31 | 1.67–7.53 | 0.001 |
| Eye pain | ||||||
| No | 478 (80) | 96 (20) | 382 (80) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 122 (20) | 12 (10) | 110 (90) | 2.30 | 1.21–4.53 | 0.010 |
| Eye itching | ||||||
| No | 417 (70) | 102 (29) | 315 (76) | R | R | - |
| Yes | 183 (30) | 6 (3) | 177 (97) | 9.52 | 4.10–22.20 | <0.001 |