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Table 5 Associations between hours of screen-entertainment and sports and SDQ scales: regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals.

From: Associations between sport and screen-entertainment with mental health problems in 5-year-old children

 

Emotionala

Conductb

Hyperactivityc

Peerc

Prosociald

Totalc

Univariable Results

Boys

<2 hr/sports

-0.44

(-0.54, -0.34);

p < 0.001

-0.56

(-0.67, -0.44);

p < 0.001

-0.53

(-0.74, -0.33);

p < 0.001

-0.53

(-0.64, -0.42);

p < 0.001

0.21

(0.08, 034);

p = 0.002

-2.06

(-2.44, -1.68);

p < 0.001

<2 hr/no sports

0.02

(-0.12, 0.16);

p = 0.8

-0.04

(-0.19, 0.11);

p = 0.6

-0.02

(-0.26, 0.22);

p = 0.9

-0.00

(-0.14, 0.14);

p = 0.9

-0.03

(-0.20, 0.14);

p = 0.7

-0.04

(-0.55, 0.47);

p = 0.9

≥ 2 hr/sports

-0.35

(-0.45, -0.24);

p < 0.001

-0.45

(-0.55, -0.34);

p < 0.001

-0.57

(-0.73, -0.40);

p < 0.001

-0.46

(-0.55, -0.37);

p < 0.001

0.22

(0.10, 0.33);

p < 0.001

-1.81

(-2.14, -1.48);

p < 0.001

≥ 2 hr/no sports

0

0

0

0

0

0

Girls

<2 hr/sports

-0.45

(-0.57, -0.33);

p < 0.001

-0.47

(-0.58. -0.35);

p < 0.001

-0.87

(-1.03, -0.70);

p < 0.001

-0.49

(-0.60, -0.39);

p < 0.001

0.19

(0.07, 0.30);

p = 0.002

-2.28

(-2.66, -1.90);

p < 0.001

<2 hr/no sports

0.06

(-0.08, 0.20);

p = 0.4

0.08

(-0.06, 0.22);

p = 0.3

0.15

(-0.05, 0.36);

p = 0.1

-0.01

(-0.15, 0.12);

p = 0.9

-0.07

(-0.21, 0.06);

p = 0.3

0.28

(-0.14, 0.71);

p = 0.2

≥ 2 hr/sports

-0.54

(-0.66, -0.41);

p < 0.001

-0.47

(-0.58, -0.37);

p < 0.001

-0.65

(-0.81; -0.50);

p < 0.001

-0.42

(-0.51, -0.33);

p < 0.001

0.18

(0.07, 0.29;

p = 0.002

-2.08

(-2.42, -1.75);

p < 0.001

≥ 2 hr/no sports

0

0

0

0

0

0

Adjusted results

Boys

<2 hr/sports

-0.20

(-0.32, -0.09);

p < 0.001

-0.16

(-0.28, -0.03);

p = 0.01

0.06

(-0.15, 0.27);

p = 0.6

-0.22

(-0.34, -0.09);

p < 0.001

0.07

(-0.07, 0.21);

p = 0.3

-0.54

(-0.94, -0.13);

p = 0.01

<2 hr/no sports

0.05

(-0.08, 0.18);

p = 0.5

0.01

(-0.13, 0.15);

p = 0.9

0.04

(-0.19, 0.26);

p = 0.8

0.02

(-0.11, 0.16);

p = 0.7

-0.06

(-0.23, 0.11);

p = 0.5

0.11

(-0.36, 0.58);

p = 0.6

≥ 2 hr/sports

-0.15

(-0.27, -0.04);

p = 0.01

-0.12

(-0.22, -0.02);

p = 0.02

-0.11

(-0.27, 0.06);

p = 0.2

-0.21

(-0.3, -0.11);

p < 0.001

0.10

(-0.02, 0.22);

p = 0.1

-0.60

(-0.93, -0.27);

p < 0.001

≥ 2 hr/no sports

0

0

0

0

0

0

Girls

<2 hr/sports

-0.20

(-0.32, -0.08);

p = 0.001

-0.09

(-0.20, 0.02);

p = 0.1

-0.27

(-0.43, -0.11);

p = 0.001

-0.20

(-0.30, -0.09);

p < 0.001

0.04

(-0.08, 0.16);

p = 0.5

-0.79

(-1.14, -0.44);

p < 0.001

<2 hr/no sports

0.08

(-0.06, 0.21);

p = 0.3

0.13

(-0.01, 0.27);

p = 0.07

0.22

(0.01, 0.42);

p = 0.04

-0.03

(-0.17, 0.12);

p = 0.7

-0.10

(-0.24, 0.04);

p = 0.2

0.37

(-0.05, 0.79);

p = 0.09

≥ 2 hr/sports

-0.34

(-0.47, -0.21);

p < 0.001

-0.18

(-0.28, -0.07);

p = 0.001

-0.21

(-0.37, -0.06);

p = 0.01

-0.19

(-0.29, -0.10);

p < 0.001

0.07

(-0.04, 0.19);

p = 0.2

-0.94

(-1.28, -0.61);

p < 0.001

≥ 2 hr/no sports

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Regression coefficients represent differences in SDQ scores compared with the reference group (≥ 2 hr/no sports).
  2. a Adjusted for gender, child's ethnicity, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income, lone parent status, no. of children in household, mother's longstanding illness, maternal emotional problems.
  3. b Adjusted for gender, child's weight status, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income, lone parent status, no. of children in household, mother's longstanding illness, maternal emotional problems.
  4. c Adjusted for gender, child's ethnicity, child's weight status, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income, lone parent status, no. of children in household, mother's longstanding illness, maternal emotional problems.
  5. d Adjusted for gender, maternal employment status, mother's highest academic qualification, maternal socio-economic status, household income, lone parent status, no. of children in household, maternal emotional problems.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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