A 5-year longitudinal analysis of modifiable predictors for outdoor play and screen-time of 2- to 5-year-olds

Table 3 Children’s screen-time and outdoor playtime at 2, 3.5, and 5 years

Outcomes	2 years	3.5 years	5 years
Outcomes	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Child screen-time
≥ 1 h/day	310 (64)	378 (91)	333 (90)
< 1 h/day	175 (36)	37 (9)	36 (10)
Child outdoor playtime
< 2 h/day	181 (37)	135 (33)	120 (33)
≥ 2 h/day	305 (63)	379 (67)	246 (67)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Child screen-time (hours/day)	1.37 (1.02)	2.48 (1.49)	2.25 (1.27)
Child outdoor playtime (hours/day)	2.28 (1.21)	2.48 (1.28)	2.64 (1.37)

Note: sample size is not always 497, 415, and 369 at 2, 3.5, and 5 years due to missing values

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