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Table 3 Proportion of children meeting electronic media use guidelinesby weight status

From: Stability of television viewing and electronic game/computer use in a prospective cohort study of Australian children: relationship with body mass index

Meet electronic media use guidelines

Mean z-BMI

Proportion overweight/obese* (%)

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

    

Yes

0.34

0.23

14.8

19.4

No

0.49

0.45

21.7

26.8

p-value

0.003a

<0.001a

0.003b

0.004b

Follow-up

    

Yes

0.34

0.17

14.7

18.1

No

0.45

0.40

19.9

25.0

p-value

0.09a

0.001a

0.09b

0.04b

  1. *overweight & obese categories combined
  2. a t-test statistic; b chi-square statistic
  3. Australian Physical Activity Recommendations for children indicate no more than 2 hrs/day should be spent engaged in electronic media use [5].