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Table 4 Correlation of child BMI percentile, outside play time, TV time, video game time, and total screen time with parent reported (time 1) observed (OBS) home environment factors

From: Development of HomeSTEAD’s physical activity and screen time physical environment inventory

 

Child BMI percentile

Outside play time

TV Time

Video game time

Label

Time 1

OBS

Time 1

OBS

Time 1

OBS

Time 1

OBS

TVs, VGs and PEDs

Number of TVs in house

0.08

0.11

0.04

0.06

0.33 *

0.35 *

0.23 *

0.22 *

TV in child’s bedroom

0.09

0.16

0.06

0.05

0.31 *

0.37 *

0.37 *

0.24 *

Number of VG systems

-0.05

0.02

0.01

-0.01

-0.08

0.00

0.22 *

0.26 *

Number of VGs

0.04

0.08

-0.01

0.01

-0.05

0.03

0.19

0.29 *

Number VG systems child is allowed to use

-0.02

-0.01

0.02

0.07

-0.04

-0.02

0.29 *

0.39 *

VG in child’s bedroom

0.12

0.09

-0.11

-0.11

0.21 *

0.07

0.32 *

0.13

Number of PEDs

-0.07

-0.02

0.04

0.05

-0.08

-0.11

0.13

0.19

Number of PED games

-0.06

-0.04

0.13

0.18

-0.09

-0.07

0.13

0.19

Adult physical activity equipment

Amount of adult physical activity equipment

-0.21

-0.15

0.00

0.03

-0.19

-0.14

-0.10

-0.14

Accessibility of adult physical activity equipment

(higher score = harder to access)

0.09

0.00

-0.04

-0.05

0.01

0.11

0.08

-0.07

Condition of adult physical activity equipment

(higher score = broken)

0.19

0.05

0.11

0.04

-0.06

0.27 *

-0.14

-0.10

Adult equipment in Good condition and Easy to access

-0.26 *

-0.13

-0.02

0.00

-0.18

-0.17

-0.06

-0.10

Fixed play equipment

Amount of child fixed play equipment

-0.24 *

-0.14

0.11

0.09

-0.12

-0.14

-0.11

-0.14

Accessibility of child fixed play equipment (higher score = harder to access)

-0.01

-0.10

-0.19

-0.11

-0.05

0.00

-0.04

-0.13

Condition of child fixed play equipment (higher score = broken)

0.14

0.14

-0.06

-0.03

-0.05

0.00

-0.08

-0.06

Child fixed play equipment in Good condition and Easy to access

-0.25 *

-0.13

0.13

0.09

-0.10

-0.15

-0.08

-0.13

Portable play equipment

Amount of child portable play equipment

-0.18

-0.05

0.02

0.09

-0.24 *

-0.15

-0.08

-0.06

Accessibility of child portable play equipment (higher score = harder to access)

0.06

0.01

-0.21 *

0.04

-0.03

0.24 *

0.02

-0.02

Condition of child portable play equipment (higher score = broken)

0.19

0.05

0.10

-0.02

-0.03

0.26 *

0.09

0.12

Child portable play equipment in Good condition and Easy to access

-0.23 *

-0.04

0.05

0.08

-0.19

-0.21 *

-0.08

-0.05

Yard

Yard size

-0.12

0.09

-0.08

0.09

-0.20 *

0.13

-0.06

-0.04

Number of natural elements in yard

-0.17

-0.19

0.01

0.03

-0.24 *

-0.06

0.03

-0.03

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. OBS Observation.