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Table 2 Region stratified and pooled estimates of change in weekly hrs of VPA days of 60 min MVPA regressed on exceeding 2 hrs daily total screen-time and in TV, Gaming, and PC use separately, controlled for age and family affluence

From: Is spending time in screen-based sedentary behaviors associated with less physical activity: a cross national investigation

 

VPA

MVPA

 

ES

95% CI

ES

95% CI

ES

95% CI

ES

95% CI

 

Boy

 

Girl

 

Boy

 

Girl

 

Cumulative screen

        

North America

-0.58

(-0.77 to -0.38)

-0.57

(-0.72 to -0.42)

-0.54

(-0.70 to -0.38)

-0.42

(-0.55 to -0.29)

Nordic Countries

-0.51

(-0.63 to -0.38)

-0.36

(-0.45 to -0.28)

-0.47

(-0.57 to -0.37)

-0.46

(-0.54 to -0.38)

British Isles

-0.31

(-0.45 to -0.16)

-0.26

(-0.36 to -0.16)

-0.31

(-0.41 to -0.20)

-0.27

(-0.36 to -0.18)

Central Europe

0.01

(-0.08 to 0.10)

-0.21

(-0.29 to -0.14)

-0.22

(-0.29 to -0.14)

-0.21

(-0.29 to -0.14)

Baltic Countries

0.12

(-0.05 to 0.30)

-0.15

(-0.26 to -0.03)

-0.21

(-0.38 to -0.04)

-0.30

(-0.42 to -0.17)

Eastern Europe

0.13

(0.05 to 0.22)

-0.01

(-0.07 to 0.05)

-0.08

(-0.16 to 0.01)

-0.15

(-0.22 to -0.08)

South Europe

0.29

(0.22 to 0.36)

0.12

(0.07 to 0.17)

0.13

(0.06 to 0.20)

-0.02

(-0.08 to 0.04)

pooled ES

0.03

(-0.01 to 0.07)

-0.09

(-0.12 to -0.06)

-0.16

(-0.20 to -0.13)

-0.21

(-0.24 to -0.18)

TV

        

North America

-0.39

(-0.54 to -0.24)

-0.46

(-0.58 to -0.35)

-0.29

(-0.41 to -0.16)

-0.32

(-0.44 to -0.19)

Nordic Countries

-0.27

(-0.36 to -0.19)

-0.30

(-0.37 to -0.22)

-0.18

(-0.26 to -0.10)

-0.41

(-0.48 to -0.33)

British Isles

-0.07

(-0.17 to 0.03)

-0.20

(-0.29 to -0.11)

-0.16

(-0.24 to -0.07)

-0.20

(-0.28 to -0.12)

Central Europe

0.01

(-0.07 to 0.09)

-0.22

(-0.29 to -0.15)

-0.06

(-0.13 to 0.01)

-0.18

(-0.25 to -0.10)

Baltic Countries

-0.03

(-0.14 to 0.08)

-0.09

(-0.17 to 0.00)

-0.05

(-0.14 to 0.05)

-0.16

(-0.26 to -0.07)

Eastern Europe

0.12

(0.05 to 0.18)

-0.06

(-0.11 to -0.01)

0.01

(-0.06 to 0.07)

-0.21

(-0.27 to -0.14)

South Europe

0.19

(0.13 to 0.25)

0.02

(-0.03 to 0.07)

0.10

(0.05 to 0.16)

-0.07

(-0.13 to -0.02)

Pooled ES

0.02

(-0.01 to 0.05)

-0.12

(-0.14 to -0.09)

-0.05

(-0.07 to -0.02)

-0.20

(-0.22 to -0.17)

Game

        

North America

-0.59

(-0.79 to -0.38)

-0.14

(-0.35 to 0.06)

-0.38

(-0.54 to -0.21)

-0.35

(-0.56 to -0.15)

Nordic Countries

-0.59

(-0.74 to -0.44)

-0.31

(-0.46 to -0.16)

-0.58

(-0.66 to -0.50)

-0.06

(-0.21 to 0.08)

British Isles

-0.27

(-0.41 to -0.13)

-0.14

(-0.28 to 0.00)

-0.17

(-0.27 to -0.07)

0.03

(-0.11 to 0.16)

Central Europe

-0.17

(-0.29 to -0.05)

-0.06

(-0.18 to 0.06)

-0.22

(-0.31 to -0.14)

-0.08

(-0.2 to 0.04)

Baltic Countries

-0.05

(-0.20 to 0.10)

-0.11

(-0.26 to 0.04)

-0.17

(-0.28 to -0.06)

-0.04

(-0.20 to 0.13)

Eastern Europe

0.05

(-0.04 to 0.14)

0.08

(-0.01 to 0.17)

-0.11

(-0.18 to -0.04)

0.02

(-0.08 to 0.12)

South Europe

0.10

(0.01 to 0.19)

0.03

(-0.06 to 0.12)

0.03

(-0.04 to 0.10)

0.08

(-0.02 to 0.18)

Pooled ES

-0.10

(-0.15 to -0.06)

-0.04

(-0.09 to 0.00)

-0.20

(-0.23 to -0.17)

-0.02

(-0.07 to 0.03)

PC

        

North America

0.20

(0.03 to 0.38)

-0.17

(-0.33 to -0.02)

0.21

(0.06 to 0.36)

0.01

(-0.12 to 0.15)

Nordic Countries

-0.09

(-0.19 to 0.01)

-0.20

(-0.29 to -0.11)

-0.10

(-0.19 to -0.01)

-0.22

(-0.31 to -0.13)

British Isles

0.07

(-0.05 to 0.20)

0.00

(-0.11 to 0.11)

-0.05

(-0.16 to 0.06)

-0.08

(-0.18 to 0.03)

Central Europe

0.10

(0.00 to 0.20)

-0.01

(-0.10 to 0.09)

0.10

(0.01 to 0.19)

-0.07

(-0.16 to 0.02)

Baltic Countries

0.16

(0.02 to 0.31)

0.16

(0.03 to 0.28)

-0.02

(-0.15 to 0.11)

-0.04

(-0.16 to 0.08)

Eastern Europe

0.19

(0.10 to 0.28)

0.19

(0.11 to 0.26)

0.11

(0.02 to 0.21)

0.12

(0.03 to 0.22)

South Europe

0.21

(0.12 to 0.30)

0.21

(0.14 to 0.28)

0.03

(-0.05 to 0.12)

0.06

(-0.02 to 0.14)

Pooled ES

0.12

(0.08 to 0.16)

0.07

(0.03 to 0.10)

0.03

(-0.01 to 0.01)

-0.03

(-0.07 to 0.00)