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Table 4 Adolescent screen time by adiposity status

From: Pre-sleep screen time and screen time addiction as shared determinants of poor sleep and obesity in adolescents aged 11–14 years in Scotland

Screen time variable

UF/HF

OF/OB

Total

N

%

Mean

SD

N

%

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Timing of screen time

 First 30 min of the day (WD)

None

19

30.6

  

1

1.6

  

20

  

1–2 days a week

12

19.4

  

1

1.6

  

13

  

3–4 days a week

6

9.7

  

2

3.2

  

8

  

5 days a week

3

4.8

  

18

29.0

  

21

  

 Last 30 min of the day (WD)

None

19

30.6

  

0

0.0

  

19

  

1–2 days a week

11

17.7

  

1

1.6

  

12

  

3–4 days a week

8

12.9

  

4

6.5

  

12

  

5 days a week

2

3.2

  

17

27.4

  

19

  

 First 30 min of the day (WE)

None

17

27.4

  

0

0.0

  

17

  

1 day

17

27.4

  

3

4.8

  

20

  

Both days

6

9.7

  

19

30.6

  

25

  

 Last 30 min of the day (WD)

None

17

27.4

  

0

0.0

  

17

  

1 day

21

33.9

  

5

8.1

  

26

  

Both days

2

3.2

  

17

27.4

  

19

  

Screen time addiction

 Videogaming

 

40

 

9.30

4.69

22

 

25.55

7.28

62

15.06

9.68

 Social media

 

40

 

11.27

8.03

22

 

28.09

8.21

62

17.24

11.41

 Mobile phone

 

40

 

23.63

11.31

22

 

46.45

8.66

62

31.73

15.13

Quantity of screen time

 Quantity of screen time

WD

40

 

7.45

4.27

22

 

14.95

2.87

62

10.11

5.26

WE

40

 

9.17

4.70

22

 

17.27

2.71

62

12.05

5.65

Var

40

 

1.80

1.90

22

 

2.32

1.29

62

1.98

1.71

Location of screen time

 Use of phone in bed

Yes

19

30.6

  

22

35.5

  

41

  

No

21

33.9

  

0

0.0

  

22

  

 Phone in the bedroom overnight

Yes

21

33.9

  

22

35.5

  

43

  

No

19

30.6

  

0

0.0

  

19

  

 Phone as an alarm

Yes

11

17.7

  

22

35.5

  

33

  

No

29

46.8

  

0

0.0

  

29

  
  1. Key: HF healthy-fat, N number, OB obese, OF over-fat, min minutes, SD standard deviation, WD weekday, WE weekend, var variability