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Table 2 Potential determinants of screen time & parental supervised screen viewing

From: Association of screen time with parent-reported cognitive delay in preschool children of Kerala, India

Characteristics

Total (N = 189)

Screen time

Supervised screen viewing

> 1 Hr (N = 170)

< 1 Hr (N = 19)

p value

Inconsistent (N = 85)

Consistent (N = 104)

p value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age at Introduction

< 1 year

13 (6.9)

13 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

0.37

6 (7.1)

7 (6.7)

1

Own

Own Device

14 (7.4)

12 (7.1)

2 (10.5)

0.64

10 (11.8)

4 (3.9)

0.05*

Type of Screen

TV

145 (76.7)

131 (77.1)

14 (73.7)

0.78

63 (74.1)

82 (78.9)

0.49

Mobile

98 (51.9)

90 (52.9)

8 (42.1)

0.47

48 (56.5)

50 (48.1)

0.31

Tablet

15 (7.9)

12 (7.1)

3 (15.8)

0.18

6 (7.1)

9 (8.7)

0.79

Video Game

2 (1.1)

2 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

1.00

0 (0.0)

2 (1.9)

0.50

Computer

15 (7.9)

11 (6.5)

4 (21.1)

0.05*

3 (3.5)

12 (11.5)

0.06

Content Viewed

Gaming

26 (13.8)

24 (14.1)

2 (10.5)

1.00

11 (12.9)

15 (14.4)

0.83

Cartoon

156 (82.5)

142 (83.5)

14 (73.7)

0.34

66 (77.7)

90 (86.5)

0.13

YouTube

49 (25.9)

42 (24.7)

7 (36.8)

0.27

23 (27.1)

26 (25.0)

0.87

Other Devices

14 (7.4)

12 (7.1)

2 (10.5)

0.64

5 (5.9)

9 (8.7)

0.58

Time of Use

< 1Hr Before Bed

112 (59.3)

99 (58.2)

13 (68.4)

0.47

53 (62.4)

59 (56.7)

0.46

Meal Time

137 (72.5)

128 (75.3)

9 (47.4)

0.01*

56 (65.9)

81 (77.9)

0.07

Context of Screen Use

On Demand

102 (54.0)

97 (57.1)

5 (26.3)

0.01*

53 (62.4)

49 (47.1)

0.04*

Reward

32 (16.9)

29 (17.1)

3 (15.8)

1.00

12 (14.1)

20 (19.2)

0.44

Pacify

26 (13.8)

25 (14.7)

1 (5.3)

0.48

14 (16.5)

12 (11.5)

0.40

Tantrums

110 (58.2)

101 (59.4)

9 (47.4)

0.34

50 (58.8)

60 (57.7)

0.88

Planned

41 (21.7)

33 (19.4)

8 (42.1)

0.04*

11 (12.9)

30 (28.9)

0.01*

Supervision

Consistent Supervision

104 (55.0)

95 (55.9)

9 (47.4)

0.63

N/A

N/A

N/A

Co-view

136 (72.0)

44 (25.9)

9 (47.4)

0.06

Monitor - Content

176 (93.1)

159 (93.5)

17 (89.5)

0.62

Monitor - Time

184 (97.4)

166 (97.7)

18 (94.7)

0.41

Set Time Limit

135 (71.4)

128 (75.3)

19 (100.0)

0.01*

Screen Free Interval

137 (72.5)

125 (73.5)

12 (63.2)

0.42

Screen Time

> 1 Hour

170 (89.9)

N/A

N/A

N/A

75 (88.24)

95 (91.35)

0.63

  1. *p < 0.05