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Table 2 Screen time (h/day) by child sex, type of screen (TV, DVD, videogame, computer, handheld), and by weekday/weekend day

From: The association between screen time and cardiometabolic risk in young children

Variables

Mean +/− SD

Child sex

 Male

1.5 ± 1.2

 Female

1.4 ± 1.8

Weekday screen usea

1.3 ± 1.4

 TV

0.8 ± 1.0

 DVD

0.2 ± 0.5

 Videogame

0.1 ± 0.2

 Computer

0.12 ± 0.3

 Handheld

0.2 ± 0.4

Weekend day screen useb

1.9 ± 1.4

 TV

1.1 ± 1.1

 DVD

0.4 ± 0.7

 Videogame

0.1 ± 0.3

 Computer

0.1 ± 0.3

 Handheld

0.3 ± 0.5

Type of device

 Handheldc

0.2 ± 0.6

 Non-handhledd

1.3 ± 0.8

  1. aWeekday screen time use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, videogame, and handheld use from a typical weekday
  2. bWeekend day screen time use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, videogame, and handheld use from a typical weekend day
  3. cHandheld device use includes the sum of handheld use on a typical weekday and a typical weekend day
  4. dNon-handheld device use includes the sum of TV, DVD, computer, and videogame use on a typical weekday and a typical weekend day