Table 1 Characteristics of study participants according to combined categories of TV viewing time and snack food consumption
|  | 0-2 hr/d TV & 0–3 snacks/d | 0-2 hr/d TV & >3 snacks/d | >2 hr/d TV & 0–3 snacks/d | >2 hr/d TV & >3 snacks/d | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N= | |||||
M | 1,167 | 482 | 604 | 319 | - |
W | 1,870 | 355 | 717 | 168 | - |
Age (years) | |||||
M | 50.3 (49.2, 51.3) | 47.9 (46.7, 49.2) | 53.3 (51.4, 55.3) | 50.0 (47.8, 52.3) | 0.02 |
W | 48.7 (47.7, 49.6) | 48.2 (46.4, 50.1) | 55.3 (53.5, 57.2) | 53.3 (49.4, 57.1) | >0.001 |
Parental History of Diabetes (%) | |||||
M | 19.6 (16.3, 23.0) | 12.9 (8.5, 17.4) | 19.9 (15.4, 24.4) | 16.5 (10.5, 22.4) | 0.52 |
W | 18.0 (15.6, 20.4) | 17.0 (13.0, 21.1) | 17.9 (13.7, 22.2) | 18.5 (10.9, 26.2) | 0.98 |
Current Smoker (%) | |||||
M | 15.5 (12.2, 18.8) | 13.0 (7.6, 18.5) | 22.1 (17.2, 26.9) | 19.6 (10.9, 28.3) | 0.001 |
W | 10.7 (8.1, 13.4) | 10.4 (6.9, 13.8) | 16.5 (11.5, 21.4) | 20.8 (11.1, 30.4) | 0.02 |
Completed University or Higher Education (%) | |||||
M | 54.4 (48.5, 60.3) | 50.0 (41.0, 59.0) | 40.7 (33.8, 47.5) | 43.6 (34.2, 53.0) | 0.001 |
W | 45.4 ( 40.3, 50.5) | 44.6 (35.4, 53.8) | 23.4 (18.1, 28.8) | 13.8 (6.1, 21.4) | >0.001 |
Employed (%) | |||||
M | 80.4 (77.1, 83.8) | 86.3 (81.9, 90.7) | 61.8 (53.9, 69.7) | 75.9 (65.7, 86.1) | 0.01 |
W | 69.6 (65.2, 74.0) | 67.1 (59.8, 74.5) | 42.0 (36.2, 47.7) | 42.5 (27.3, 57.7) | >0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
M | 26.5 (26.0, 26.9) | 26.4 (26.2, 26.7) | 27.4 (27.0, 27.8) | 27.3 (26.6, 28.0) | >0.001 |
W | 25.7 (25.3, 26.1) | 25.9 (25.0, 26.9) | 27.3 (26.5, 28.0) | 27.5 (25.6, 29.4) | >0.001 |
Waist (cm) | |||||
M | 95.0 (93.3, 96.6) | 94.8 (93.9, 95.7) | 98.4 (96.9, 99.9) | 98.1 (96.5, 99.7) | >0.001 |
W | 81.8 (80.3, 83.4) | 82.9 (80.5, 85.3) | 86.2 (84.5, 88.0) | 86.3 (81.6, 90.9) | >0.001 |
Diet Quality Index | |||||
M | 82.5 (81.2, 83.8) | 79.5 (78.0, 81.0) | 79.8 (77.6, 82.0) | 77.7 (75.4, 79.9) | >0.001 |
W | 86.8 (86.0, 87.6) | 83.8 (82.2, 85.4) | 87.3 (85.0, 89.5) | 85.4 (80.8, 90.0) | 0.56 |
Daily Alcohol Intake (KJ/d) | |||||
M | 685 (603, 768) | 586 (489, 683) | 652 (558, 746) | 599 (498, 701) | 0.10 |
W | 295 (254, 336) | 217 (178, 256) | 276 (220, 331) | 284 (200, 369) | 0.27 |
Leisure-Time Physical Activity (min/wk) | |||||
M | 319 (285, 352) | 354 (291, 417) | 311 (252, 371) | 321 (264, 378) | 0.94 |
W | 230 (197, 263) | 221 (168, 274) | 209 (178, 240) | 218 (164, 272) | 0.43 |