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Table 2 The nutrients intake according to television (TV) viewing time

From: Relationship between screen time and nutrient intake in Japanese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional observational study

 

Boys

Girls

< 2 h (N = 390)

> 2 h (N = 274)

p †

< 2 h (N = 387)

> 2 h (N = 295)

p †

Age (average (CI))

10.64 (10.37–10.90)

10.86 (5.90–15.82)

< 0.001

10.42 (10.13–10.71)

11.06 (10.80–11.31)

< 0.001

BMI categories (N (%))

 Underweight

27 (6.9%)

11 (4.0%)

0.008

33 (8.5%)

22 (7.4%)

0.113

 Normal weight

289 (74.1%)

186 (67.6%)

 

311 (80.2%)

225 (75.8%)

 

 Overweight

74 (19.0%)

77 (28.4%)

 

43 (11.3%)

48 (16.8%)

 

Physical activity (N (%))

 < 1 h

190 (48.7%)

131 (47.8%)

0.085

256 (66.1%)

168 (56.9%)

0.049

 1–3 h

158 (40.5%)

126 (46.0%)

 

112 (28.9%)

109 (36.9%)

 

 > 3 h

42 (10.8%)

17 (6.2%)

 

19 (4.9%)

18 (6.1%)

 

Nutrition (average (CI)††)

 Protein (%E)

14.20 (13.86–14.55)

13.69 (13.30–14.09)

0.005

14.20 (13.82–14.58)

13.81 (13.43–14.20)

0.027

 Fat (%E)

27.71 (26.91–28.52)

27.46 (26.55–28.38)

0.550

28.70 (27.83–29.56)

29.07 (28.18–29.95)

0.358

 Carbohydrate (%E)

56.51 (55.50–57.51)

57.27 (56.13–58.41)

0.146

55.67 (54.60–56.73)

55.75 (54.66–56.84)

0.868

 Saturated fatty acids (%E)

9.06 (8.73–9.40)

9.05 (8.67–9.43)

0.940

9.48 (9.11–9.85)

9.38 (9.00–9.76)

0.564

 n-3 fatty acids (%E)

1.04 (1.00–1.09)

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

0.206

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

1.10 (1.05–1.15)

0.328

 n-6 fatty acids (%E)

4.89 (4.72–5.05)

4.79 (4.61–4.98)

0.265

5.05 (4.87–5.23)

5.23 (5.05–5.42)

0.028

 Sodium (mg/1000 kcal)

2249.64 (2174.33–2324.95)

2199.62 (2114.20–2285.04)

0.203

2379.62 (2294.17–2465.08)

2307.88 (2220.69–2395.07)

0.071

 Potassium (mg/1000 kcal)

1218.28 (1176.04–1260.53)

1177.53 (1129.61–1225.44)

0.064

1238.57 (1194.36–1282.78)

1208.09 (1162.99–1253.20)

0.137

 Calcium (mg/1000 kcal)

363.39 (346.14–380.65)

338.28 (318.71–357.85)

0.005

375.46 (359.21–391.72)

341.20 (324.61–357.78)

< 0.001

 Iron (mg/1000 kcal)

3.65 (3.54–3.76)

3.53 (3.41–3.66)

0.034

3.79 (3.66–3.91)

3.73 (3.60–3.86)

0.307

 Vitamin D (μg/1000 kcal)

5.18 (4.74–5.61)

4.94 (4.44–5.43)

0.286

5.41 (4.94–5.89)

5.03 (4.54–5.51)

0.079

 Vitamin K (μg/1000 kcal)

118.66 (110.67–126.64)

108.78 (99.72–117.83)

0.018

117.10 (107.79–126.41)

114.01 (104.51–123.50)

0.473

 Vitamin B-1 (mg/1000 kcal)

0.41 (0.40–0.42)

0.40 (0.39–0.41)

0.123

0.41 (0.39–0.42)

0.40 (0.39–0.41)

0.285

 Vitamin B-2 (mg/1000 kcal)

0.73 (0.70–0.75)

0.70 (0.67–0.73)

0.050

0.74 (0.71–0.76)

0.71 (0.68–0.74)

0.032

 Folic acid (μg/1000 kcal)

149.39 (142.58–156.20)

143.56 (135.83–151.28)

0.101

153.11 (145.69–160.52)

152.00 (144.44–159.57)

0.749

 Vitamin C (mg/1000 kcal)

52.52 (49.12–55.92)

51.90 (48.04–55.76)

0.725

54.68 (50.95–58.42)

56.32 (52.50–60.13)

0.346

 Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal)

168.10 (159.83–176.37)

161.09 (151.71–170.47)

0.104

175.68 (165.70–185.65)

177.43 (167.25–187.61)

0.705

 Total dietary fiber (g/1000 kcal)

5.64 (5.44–5.84)

5.46 (5.24–5.69)

0.082

5.72 (5.50–5.95)

5.65 (5.43–5.88)

0.499

  1. †χ2 tests for categorical variables and analysis of covariances for continuous variables, adjusting for age, BMI, and physical activity
  2. ††Adjusted mean and standard errors calculated by ANCOVA