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Table 2 Characteristics of participants, aged 2–5 years, from NHANES 1999–2002 by daily television/video viewing exposure.*

From: Television viewing, computer use, obesity, and adiposity in US preschool children

 

≤ 2 hours

> 2 hours

Gender

  

   Male

68.2 +/- 3.0

31.8 +/- 3.0

   Female

70.2 +/-2.1

29.8 +/-2.1

Age†

  

   2 years

77.1+/- 2.0

22.9 +/- 2.0

   3 years

68.2 +/- 3.1

31.8 +/- 3.1

   4 years

62.0 +/- 2.8

38.0 +/- 2.8

   5 years

68.9 +/- 3.3

31.1 +/- 3.3

Race/ethnicity‡

  

   Non-Latino White

71.9 +/- 2.4

28.1 +/- 2.4

   Non-Latino Black

58.4 +/- 3.2

41.6 +/- 3.2

   Mexican-American

72.5 +/- 2.1

27.5 +/- 2.1

   Other

64.6 +/- 5.3

35.4 +/- 5.3

Poverty Income Ratio§

  

   0 < 2

63.3 +/- 2.9

36.8 +/- 2.9

   ≥ 2 < 4

75.7 +/- 2.5

24.3 +/- 2.5

   ≥ 4

75.0 +/- 4.8

25.0 +/- 4.8

  1. * Estimated percentages +/- standard errors are given. n = 1796, subjects with missing data were excluded.
  2. † P = 0.0003 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic
  3. ‡ P = 0.002 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic
  4. §P = 0.013 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic