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Table 2 Adjusted mean (standard deviation) values (minutes/day) for non-screen sedentary time (NSST), screen time and total sedentary time (TST) across selected socio-demographic categories.

From: Descriptive epidemiology of screen and non-screen sedentary time in adolescents: a cross sectional study

  

NSST

Screen time

TST

All adolescents

 

345 (105)

230 (114)

575 (101)

Sex 2

Boys

328 (104)

255 (117)

584 (104)

 

Girls

361 (102)

205 (103)

566 (94)

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

Day type

School days

425 (102)

181 (102)

606 (102)

 

Non-school days

270 (125)

274 (151)

544 (128)

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

Household income 1

1 st band (wealthiest)

370 (101)abc

204 (98)abc

578 (97)

 

2 nd band

341 (98)a

232 (110)ade

573 (99)

 

3 rd band

337 (100)b

234 (110)bd

571 (105)

 

4 th band (poorest)

331 (104)c

248 (117)ce

578 (98)

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p = 0.52

Parents' education 1

University

369 (104)ab

215 (105)a

584 (102)a

 

Some post-secondary

332 (96)a

236 (111)a

567 (103)a

 

High school only

323 (105)b

251 (114)a

573 (93)

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p = 0.0015

Remoteness 1

Major city

351 (97)ab

234 (103)

586 (95)abc

 

Inner regional

335 (104)a

229 (114)

564 (98)ad

 

Outer regional

344 (105)c

220 (104)

565 (101)be

 

Remote

321 (95)bc

219 (115)

540 (104)cde

  

p = 0.0015

p = 0.12

p < 0.0001

Weight status 1

Obese

324 (105)ab

274 (124)abc

598 (110)ab

 

Overweight

335 (95)cd

240 (100)ad

574 (100)a

 

Normal weight

349 (104)ac

224 (110)bd

573 (97)b

 

Thin

357 (110)bd

222 (111)c

579 (101)

  

p = 0.003

p < 0.0001

p = 0.03

  1. Values in the same section and row with the same superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05). For NSST across household income bands, for example, the wealthiest band is significantly different form all other bands.
  2. 1Adjusted for age and sex
  3. 2Adjusted for age