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Table 3 Cognitive development - screen time & parental supervision

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

Characteristics

Total (N = 189)

Excess 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 (%)

Activity

Physical Activity > 1 Hr

122 (64.6)

108 (63.5)

14 (73.7)

0.46

46 (54.1)

76 (73.1)

0.01*

Draw

126 (66.7)

113 (66.5)

13 (68.4)

1.00

50 (58.8)

76 (73.1)

0.04*

Craft

54 (28.6)

49 (28.8)

5 (26.3)

1.00

24 (28.2)

30 (28.9)

1.00

Interact – Playmates

134 (70.9)

123 (72.4)

11 (57.9)

0.19

63 (74.1)

71 (68.3)

0.42

Interact - Older Family

86 (45.5)

80 (47.1)

6 (31.6)

0.23

37 (43.5)

49 (47.1)

0.66

Other Activity

32 (16.9)

29 (17.1)

3 (15.8)

1.00

8 (9.4)

24 (23.1)

0.02*

Suspected

Cognitive Delay as per WDDPS

Communication

18 (9.5)

17 (10.0)

1 (5.3)

1.00

10 (11.8)

8 (7.7)

0.46

Social Interaction

12 (6.3)

10 (5.9)

2 (10.5)

0.34

11 (12.9)

1 (1.0)

< 0.005*

Self-Care

7 (3.7)

6 (3.5)

1 (5.3)

0.53

3 (3.5)

4 (3.9)

1.00

Attention

23 (12.2)

21 (12.4)

2 (10.5)

1.00

16 (18.8)

7 (6.7)

0.01*

Play

13 (6.9)

12 (7.1)

1 (5.3)

1.00

9 (10.6)

4 (3.9)

0.09

Intelligence

16 (8.5)

14 (8.2)

2 (10.5)

0.67

12 (14.1)

4 (3.9)

0.02*

  1. *p < 0.05