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Table 8 Effect of electronic entertainment and communication device use during the day and access and use in the bedroom during the hour before sleep on weight status in grade 5 children

From: The use of entertainment and communication technologies before sleep could affect sleep and weight status: a population-based study among children

 

Overweight vs. Normal

Obese vs. Normal

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

aAdjusted OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

aAdjusted OR (95% CI)

TV

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

1.20 (1.08, 1.32)

1.15 (1.04, 1.28)

2.42 (1.86, 3.14)

2.28 (1.74, 2.98)

 Access and frequently used

1.22 (1.11, 1.33)

1.21 (1.10, 1.33)

2.90 (2.31, 3.64)

2.56 (2.02, 3.24)

Computer

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

1.01 (0.91, 1.13)

0.99 (0.89, 1.11)

1.08 (0.80, 1.46)

1.17 (0.86, 1.59)

 Access and frequently used

1.37 (1.23, 1.53)

1.34 (1.20, 1.50)

2.28 (1.77, 2.94)

2.79 (2.15, 3.63)

Tablet

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

0.81 (0.71, 0.91)

0.76 (0.66, 0.86)

0.73 (0.49, 1.07)

0.84 (0.57, 1.25)

 Access and frequently used

0.72 (0.65, 0.80)

0.75 (0.67, 0.84)

1.12 (0.86, 1.46)

1.19 (0.91, 1.57)

Video Games

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

1.03 (0.94, 1.14)

0.99 (0.89, 1.09)

1.77 (1.40, 2.23)

1.61 (1.27, 2.05)

 Access and frequently used

1.02 (0.90, 1.14)

0.80 (0.70, 0.91)

1.32 (0.98, 1.78)

1.10 (0.80, 1.50)

Cell Phone

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

1.41 (1.29, 1.53)

1.44 (1.32, 1.58)

1.45 (1.15, 1.82)

1.56 (1.24, 1.98)

 Access and frequently used

1.20 (1.08, 1.34)

1.28 (1.14, 1.43)

1.25 (0.93, 1.68)

1.31 (0.96, 1.78)

At least one device

 No access and no use

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 Access but never used

0.99 (0.86, 1.12)

0.92 (0.80, 1.05)

0.55 (0.34, 0.90)

0.54 (0.33, 0.88)

 Access and frequently used

1.13 (1.01, 1.27)

1.06 (0.94, 1.19)

2.04 (1.44, 2.89)

1.82 (1.28, 2.59)

Reading

 No access and frequent reading

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 Access but frequent reading

1.22 (1.22, 1.34)

1.18 (1.07, 1.31)

1.42 (1.09, 1.86)

1.35 (1.03, 1.77)

 Access and rarely reading

1.41 (1.26, 1.58)

1.19 (1.06, 1.34)

1.43 (1.05, 1.96)

1.09 (0.79, 1.51)

 No access and rarely reading

1.64 (1.40, 1.92)

1.42 (1.20, 1.68)

1.38 (0.86, 2.19)

1.11 (0.69, 1.79)

  1. aAdjusted for gender of the child, household income, region of elementary school, highest level of parental education and total daily exposure to electronic entertainment and communication devices
  2. bReference category