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Table 2 Prospective associations (b (95% CI)) of body fatness on screen time in Dutch adolescents, adjusted for ethnicity and aerobic fitness.

From: Direction of the association between body fatness and self-reported screen time in Dutch adolescents

 

Boys

Girls

BMI - b (95% CI)

Δ TV viewing

-0.11 (-2.22;1.99)

0.92 (-0.89;2.74)

Δ Computer use

0.60 (-2.05;3.25)

0.68 (-1.58;2.93)

WC - b (95% CI)

Δ TV viewing

0.08 (-0.77;0.92)

0.11 (-0.63;0.86)

Δ Computer use

0.43 (-0.63;1.50)

0.27 (-0.66;1.20)

HC - b (95% CI)

Δ TV viewing

0.33 (-0.43;1.10)

0.35 (-0.36;1.06)

Δ Computer use

0.66 (-0.30;1.61)

0.73 (-0.17;1.63)

SKINFOLD - b (95% CI)

Δ TV viewing

0.05 (-0.26;0.37)

0.01 (-0.24;0.26)

Δ Computer use

-0.13 (-0.53;0.28)

0.01 (-0.35;0.37)

  1. * = significant association between body fatness and changes in screen time
  2. BMI, body mass index, m/kg2; CI, Confidence Interval; Computer use in min/day; HC, hip circumference, cm; Skinfold, skinfold thickness, mm; TV, television viewing, min/day; WC, waist circumference, cm.