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Table 3 Logistic regression examining associations between parent TV and child viewing time a

From: Cross-sectional associations between the screen-time of parents and young children: differences by parent and child gender and day of the week

 

All children

Sons

Daughters

 

Weekday

N

OR [95% CI]

N

OR [95% CI]

N

OR [95% CI]

P for heterogeneityb

Fathers: Model 1c

487

3.4 [1.8 to 6.5]

267

2.8 [1.1 to 7.2]

220

4.7 [1.7 to 13.2]

0.496

Fathers: Model 2d

487

3.4 [1.8 to 6.7]

267

2.7 [1.0 to 7.0]

220

6.0 [2.3 to 15.7]

0.407

Mothers: Model 1

784

3.9 [2.5 to 6.1]

401

4.0 [2.1 to 7.8]

383

3.7 [1.6 to 8.6]

0.895

Mothers: Model 2

784

3.7 [2.3 to 5.7]

401

3.8 [2.0 to 7.2]

383

3.4 [1.4 to 8.3]

0.858

Weekend

       

Fathers: Model 1

486

4.5 [3.0 to 7.0]

266

3.4 [2.0 to 5.8]

220

7.0 [4.1 to 12.2]

0.035

Fathers: Model 2

486

4.8 [3.2 to 7.3]

266

3.8 [2.2 to 6.4]

220

7.9 [4.5 to 14.0]

0.049

Mothers: Model 1

781

4.7 [3.7 to 6.1]

401

4.1 [2.7 to 6.2]

380

5.6 [3.7 to 8.5]

0.355

Mothers: Model 2

781

4.7 [3.6 to 6.1]

401

4.0 [2.7 to 6.2]

380

5.4 [3.5 to 8.4]

0.382

  1. a>2 hrs. vs 2 hrs or less.
  2. bTesting that associations are different in daughters and by sons; tested by adding an interaction term (parent exposure variable*child gender) into the regression model.
  3. cModel 1: Unadjusted association.
  4. dModel 2: Adjusted for child’s BMI-z score parent’s age, parent’s BMI, and household IMD.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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