Table 5 Determinants of subjectively measured screen time in children and direction and strength of association

 Gender

35^b, 60^b

+

47^b, 63

2/5 (40 %)

?

47^g

+

 Age (older)

15, 31^b, 31^g, 35^g, 35, 40^b, 40^g, 40, 40, 40, 40, 43, 43, 43, 49^b, 49^g, 49, 49, 50^b, 50^g, 50^b, 50^g, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 52,

+

15, 35^b, 41^g, 43, 43, 43, 43, 48^b, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 52, 59^g, 63

43/62(69 %)

++

59^g, 59^g, 60^b, 62^b, 62^g

-

43, 48^g, 60^g

 Maturation

32^b, 32

+

32^g, 32, 32, 32

2/6 (33 %)

0

 Weight status

53, 53

+

2/2 (100 %)

+

 SES (high)

62^g

+

62^b

1/2 (50 %)

?

 Depressive symptoms

48^b, 48^g, 51^g

+

51^b

3/4 (75 %)

+

 SB at baseline

40, 49, 50

+

3/3 (100 %)

+

 Eating in front of TV

49

+

1/1 (100 %)

+

 Food intake

53 (med)

+

1/1 (100 %)

+

 Perceived academic rank

48^b

+

1/2 (50 %)

?

48^g

-

 Academic expectation

48^b

+

48^g

1/2 (50 %)

?

 Future expectations

48^b

-

48^g

1/2 (50 %)

?

 Value of health, achievement and appearance

48^g

-

48^b

1/2 (50 %)

?

 Spiritual beliefs

48^b

-

48^g

1/2 (50 %)

?

 Ethnicity (African-American)

48^b, 48^g

+

2/2 (100 %)

+

  Mother at home

48^b, 48^g

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Father at home

48^b, 48^g

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Maternal education

49

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Parents working full time

48^b, 48^g

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Parental education

48^g

-

48^b

1/2 (50 %)

?

  Parental weight status

41^g

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Child’s perception of mother or father caring about staying fit

44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44

0/8 (0 %)

0

  Child’s perception of maternal or paternal encouragements to be active

44, 44, 44

-

44, 44, 44, 44, 44

3/8 (38 %)

?

  Maternal TV viewing time

42^g

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Paternal TV viewing time

42^g, 42^b

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Parents’ use of TV as recreation

42^g

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Number of TV-related parenting risk factors (e.g. high maternal TV viewing)

42^g

+

1/1 (100 %)

+

  Watching TV as a family

42^g

+

1/1 (100 %)

+

  Maternal authority

48^g

-

48^b

1/2 (50 %)

?

  Paternal authority

48^b, 48^g

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Parents believe there is a high crime rate in their neighbourhood

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Parents consider stranger danger to be a concern

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Social network score

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Social trust and cohesion score

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Number of TVs at home

49

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Video cassette recorder at home

49

0/1 (0 %)

0

  Active games instead of traditional electronic games

56, 56

-

56, 56

2/4 (50 %)

?

  Removal of traditional electronic games

56, 56

-

56, 56

2/4 (50 %)

?

  Electronic equipment in the bedroom

38, 38

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Computer in the bedroom

38

-

38, 38

1/3 (33 %)

0

  TV in the bedroom

31^b, 38, 49

+

31^g, 38, 38

3/6 (50 %)

?

  Living in a cul-de-sac

52

-

52

1/2 (50 %)

?

  Parents are satisfied with quality of parks and playgrounds in their neighbourhood

52

-

52

1/2 (50 %)

?

  Distance to closest public open space from home

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: area of closest park to home

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: number of recreational facilities

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: number of playgrounds

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: number of amenities

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: walking paths

52

+

52

1/2 (50 %)

?

  Closest park: cycling paths

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: lighting along paths

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: trees providing shade

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: water feature

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Closest park: signage regarding dogs

52, 52

0/2 (0 %)

0

  Time (year)

43, 43, 61^b, 61^g, 61, 61, 61, 61, 61, 61

+

43, 43

10/12 (83 %)

+