Table 3 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of emotional and behavioral problems associated with screen time stratified by gender (n = 2490)

 Boys ^a

Ref

1.12 (0.79–1.57)^b

Ref

1.23 (0.87–1.75)

Ref

1.62 (1.14–2.30)**

 Girls ^a

Ref

1.38 (0.92–2.09)

Ref

1.39 (0.91–2.11)

Ref

1.89 (1.25–2.87)**

 ROR

0.81 (0.48–1.39)

0.88 (0.51–1.53)

0.86 (0.50–1.48)

 Boys

Ref

1.15 (0.75–1.78)

Ref

1.09 (0.73–1.63)

Ref

1.39 (0.89–2.16)

 Girls

Ref

1.55 (1.04–2.32)*

Ref

1.04 (0.69–1.55)

Ref

1.47 (0.97–2.22)

 ROR

0.74 (0.41–1.34)

1.05 (0.59–1.85)

0.95 (0.52–1.73)

 Boys

Ref

1.12 (0.78–1.60)

Ref

1.17 (0.82–1.69)

Ref

1.76 (1.22–2.54)**

 Girls

Ref

1.54 (1.01–2.35)*

Ref

1.26 (0.83–1.94)

Ref

1.96 (1.28–3.00)**

 ROR

0.73 (0.42–1.27)

0.93 (0.53–1.62)

0.90 (0.51–1.58)

 Boys

Ref

1.36 (1.02–1.80)*

Ref

1.27 (0.95–1.71)

Ref

1.41 (1.05–1.89)*

 Girls

Ref

1.26 (0.89–1.78)

Ref

1.36 (0.96–1.95)

Ref

1.35 (0.95–1.94)

 ROR

1.08 (0.69–1.69)

0.93 (0.59–1.48)

1.04 (0.66–1.66)

 Boys

Ref

1.12 (0.88–1.44)

Ref

0.95 (0.74–1.23)

Ref

1.43 (1.11–1.85)**

 Girls

Ref

0.94 (0.71–1.24)

Ref

1.21 (0.91–1.60)

Ref

1.28 (0.96–1.73)

 ROR

1.19 (0.82–1.73)

0.79 (0.54–1.15)

1.12 (0.76–1.65)

 Boys

Ref

0.83 (0.61–1.14)

Ref

1.01 (0.73–1.38)

Ref

1.62 (1.17–2.24)**

 Girls

Ref

1.23 (0.82–1.84)

Ref

0.90 (0.60–1.35)

Ref

1.26 (0.83–1.93)

 ROR

0.67 (0.40–1.12)

1.12 (0.67–1.88)

1.29 (0.75–2.19)