Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participating 4–7 year old children and households.
From: Relationship between parental estimate and an objective measure of child television watching
Total (N = 80) | TV in Bedroom (N = 19) | No TV in Bedroom (N = 61) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | |||
Gender (boys/girls) | 42/38 | 10/9 | 32/29 |
Demographics | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
Age (years) | 6.0 ± 1.2 | 6.4 ± 1.0 | 5.9 ± 1.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.2 ± 3.0 | 20.1 ± 4.4 | 19.0 ± 2.4 |
BMI percentile | 90.8 ± 6.8 | 91.1 ± 6.7 | 90.7 ± 6.9 |
zBMI (standardized measure of BMI) | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.6 |
Environment | |||
Televisions in the home | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 2.6 ± 1.0† |
Computers in the home | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 1.1 ± 0.6 |
People residing in the home | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 4.4 ± 1.0 | 4.2 ± 0.9 |
Parental estimates of television (hours/week) | 25.6 ± 13.0 | 26.5 ± 17.2 | 25.4 ± 11.5 |
Actual television (hours/week) | 23.4 ± 11.1 | 29.8 ± 14.4 | 21.4 ± 9.1‡ |
Ethnicity | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
White | 62 (77.5) | 15 (78.9) | 47 (72.1) |
African American | 4 (5.0) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (4.9) |
Hispanic | 7 (8.8) | 2 (6.3) | 5 (8.2) |
More than one race | 7 (8.8) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (9.8) |