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Table 3 Associations between family, child, and screen use characteristics and having high PSE score

From: Evaluation of problematic screen exposure in pre-schoolers using a unique tool called “seven-in-seven screen exposure questionnaire”: cross-sectional study

 

Overall

(n = 1245)

N (%*)

High PSE score (≥7)

%**

p-value

OR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)#

Family characteristics

 Maternal age

   < 30 years

313 (25.1)

28.8

0.002

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 30 years

932 (74.9)

20.4

 

0.63 (0.47–0.85)

0.63 (0.43–0.94)

 Paternal age

   < 30 years

126 (10.1)

20.6

0.599

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 30 years

1119 (89.9)

22.7

 

1.13 (0.72–1.79)

2.12 (1.18–3.82)

 Maternal education

   ≤ 12 years

297 (23.9)

36.4

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

   > 12 years

948 (76.1)

18.1

 

0.39 (0.29–0.52)

0.59 (0.38–0.92)

 Paternal education

   ≤ 12 years

226 (18.2)

33.6

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

   > 12 years

1019 (81.8)

20.0

 

0.49 (0.36–0.68)

0.91 (0.60–1.40)

 Maternal occupation

  Working

603 (48.4)

15.8

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

  Not working

642 (51.6)

28.8

 

2.17 (1.64–2.86)

1.25 (0.77–2.04)

 Income level

  High

696(55.9)

21.0

0.305

1.00

1.00

  Middle

321 (25.8)

25.2

 

1.27 (0.93–1.74)

1.14 (0.80–1.62)

  Low

228 (18.3)

23.2

 

1.14 (0.80–1.63)

0.97 (0.65–1.47)

 Family type

  Nuclear

1076 (86.4)

21.1

0.003

1.00

1.00

  Single parent or extended

169 (13.6)

31.4

 

1.71 (1.20–2.44)

1.61 (0.94–2.74)

 Number of family members

   < 5

940 (75.5)

19.3

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 5

305 (24.5)

32.5

 

2.02 (1.51–2.69)

0.90 (0.46–1.77)

 Settlement

  Urban

930 (74.7)

20.3

0.002

1.00

1.00

  Rural

315 (25.3)

28.9

 

1.59 (1.19–2.13)

1.27 (0.89–1.80)

 Province

  Afyon

205 (16.5)

17.6

0.152

1.00

1.00

  Ankara

861 (69.1)

23.8

 

1.47 (0.99–2.17)

2.54 (1.60–4.04)

  Mersin

179 (14.4)

21.8

 

1.31 (0.79–2.17)

1.72 (0.98–3.05)

Child characteristics

 Age group

  24–48 months

647(52.0)

24.6

0.067

1.00

1.00

  49–72 months

598(48.0)

20.2

 

0.78 (0.60–1.02)

0.71 (0.51–0.99)

 Gender

  Female

610 (49.0)

20.8

0.167

1.00

1.00

  Male

635 (51.0)

24.1

 

1.21 (0.92–1.58)

1.10 (0.81–1.48)

 Daycare of the child

  Mother

561 (45.1)

30.1a

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

  Granparent

200 (16.1)

21.5b

 

0.64 (0.43–1.19)

0.96 (0.53–1.75)

  Childminder

58 (4.6)

20.7b

 

0.61 (0.31–1.17)

1.03 (0.45–2.38)

  Kindergarten

426 (34.2)

13.1c

 

0.35 (0.25–0.49)

0.60 (0.36–0.99)

 Number of sister/brother

  0

442 (35.5)

17.4a

< 0.001

1.00

1.00

  1

580 (46.6)

21.7a

 

1.32 (0.96–1.80)

1.10 (0.77–1.57)

   ≥ 2

223 (17.9)

34.5b

 

2.50 (1.73–3.62)

2.04 (0.98–4.21)

Screen use characteristics

 Postponing eating or toileting or sleeping while screen using

  Never

846 (67.9)

16.1c

 < 0.001

1.00

1.00

  Sometimes

280 (22.5)

30.7b

 

2.31 (1.69–3.16)

4.43 (2.86–6.85)

  Frequently

119 (9.6)

48.7a

 

4.96 (3.31–7.43)

2.73 (1.94–3.85)

 Having own electronic screen device

  None

979 (78.6)

23.6

0.118

1.00

1.00

  1 device

238 (19.1)

19.3

 

0.78 (0.55–1.11)

0.87 (0.59–1.28)

   ≥ 2 devices

28 (2.3)

10.7

 

0.39 (0.12–1.30)

0.42 (0.12–1.48)

 Using touchscreen devices

  No

403(32.4)

16.4

0.001

1.00

1.00

  Yes

842(67.6)

25.4

 

1.74 (1.28–2.36)

1.68 (1.19–2.38)

 Daily duration of video gaming

  None

915 (73.5)

22.2a

0.006

1.00

1.00

   < 1 h

239 (19.2)

18.8a

 

0.81 (0.57–1.17)

0.86 (0.58–1.28)

   ≥ 1 h

91 (7.3)

35.2b

 

1.90 (1.20–3.00)

1.56 (0.93–2.64)

 Antropometric data

  WFH z-score

    < −2.0

62 (5.0)

21.0

0.837

1.00

 

   -2.0, 2.0

821 (65.9)

22.5

 

1.10 (0.58–2.06)

 

    > 2.0

80 (6.4)

26.3

 

1.34 (0.61–2.95)

 

  Missing

282 (22.7)

21.6

 

1.04 (0.53–2.04)

 

  HFA z-score

    < −2.0

52 (4.2)

26.9

0.879

1.00

 

   -2.0, 2.0

806 (64.7)

22.5

 

0.79 (0.42–1.48)

 

    > 2.0

111 (8.9)

22.5

 

0.79 (0.37–1.68)

 

  Missing

276 (22.2)

21.7

 

0.75 (0.38–1.48)

 

  WFA z-score

    < −2.0

16 (1.3)

31.3

0.229

1.00

 

   -2.0, 2.0

904 (72.6)

22.0

 

0.62 (0.21–1.81)

 

    > 2.0

44 (3.5)

34.1

 

1.14 (0.33–3.88)

 

  Missing

281(22.6)

21.8

 

0.61 (0.20–1.82)

 
  1. *column percentage; **row percentage
  2. WFH Weight for height, HFA height for age, WFA weight for age
  3. abcValues with different superscripts differ significantly in subgroup analysis (p < 0.05)
  4. # adjusted for included family characteristics, child characteristics, screen use characteristics of children