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Table 4 Associations between hours of screen-entertainment (< 2 hours versus ≥ 2 hours (referent)) and SDQ scales: regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals.

From: Associations between sport and screen-entertainment with mental health problems in 5-year-old children

 

Emotionala

Conductb

Hyperactivityb

Peerb

Prosociala

Totalb

Univariable Results

Boys

-0.06

(-0.15, 0.02);

p = 0.16

-0.10

(-0.19, -0.01);

p = 0.03

-0.02

(-0.17, 0.13);

p = 0.81

-0.07

(-0.15, 0.02);

p = 0.14

-0.01

(-0.11, 0.10);

p = 0.92

-0.25

(-0.56, 0.06);

p = 0.12

Girls

0.05

(-0.03, 0.13);

p = 0.23

0.01

(-0.08, 0.09);

p = 0.83

-0.11

(-0.23, 0.02);

p = 0.11

-0.07

(-0.15, 0.01);

p = 0.08

-0.02

(-0.10, 0.07);

p = 0.73

-0.12

(-0.39, 0.15);

p = 0.40

Adjusted Results

Boys

-0.03

(-0.10, 0.07);

p = 0.77

-0.01

(-0.10, 0.08);

p = 0.78

0.11

(-0.03, 0.26);

p = 0.12

-0.00

(-0.09, 0.09);

p = 0.94

-0.04

(-0.14, 0.06);

p = 0.45

0.08

(-0.22, 0.37);

p = 0.60

Girls

0.09

(0.01, 0.18);

p = 0.03

0.09

(0.01, 0.17);

p = 0.03

0.04

(-0.09, 0.16);

p = 0.55

-0.02

(-0.09, 0.06);

p = 0.68

-0.05

(-0.13, 0.03);

p = 0.21

0.19

(-0.05, 0.44);

p = 0.13

  1. Regression coefficients represent differences in SDQ scores compared with the reference group.
  2. a Adjusted for gender, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income.
  3. b Adjusted for gender, child's weight status, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income.