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Table 3 Adjusted associations between academic achievement and separate screen and non-screen sedentary variables in multiple multilevel linear regression models

From: Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents

 

Total pointsa

Β (95 % CI)

P value

Screen behaviours (in the same model)

 TV viewing

(hr/day)

−9·6 (−17·6, −3·8)

0·011

 Internet use

(hr/day)

−8·8 (−16·2, −1·4)

0·023

 Computer games

(hr/day)

−9·8 (−19·8, 0·1)

0·052

Non-screen behaviours (in the same model)

 Homework

(hr/day)

17·4 (5·6, 29·3)

0·007

 Reading

(hr/day)

29·9 (12·1, 47·7)

0·003

  1. All models clustered for school and adjusted for MFQ, BMI z-score, deprivation, season of physical activity measurement, and sex
  2. aCalculated to include GCSE and GNVQ results e.g., for GCSEs A* = 58, A = 52…G = 16, and similar for GNVQ grades