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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the interview sample of parents (N = 52) and their children

From: How parents perceive screen viewing in their 5–6 year old child within the context of their own screen viewing time: a mixed-methods study

 

Parents

Children

 

Mean ± SDa

N (%)

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Age (yrs)

37.84 ± 5.98

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6.16 ± 0.53

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BMI (kg/m2) or BMI z-scoreb

26.00 ± 5.45

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0.11 ± 1.02

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MVPA (min/day)c

48.08 ± 20.36

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66.67 ± 17.46

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Sedentary Time (min/day)

526.74 ± 69.7

 

369.47 ± 49.04

 

Index of multiple deprivation score for household

12.7 ± 10.6

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Number of children in household:

    

  1

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6 (11.5)

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  2

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31 (59.6)

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  ≥ 3

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15 (28.8)

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Ethnicity

    

 White British

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45 (86.5)

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 Other

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7 (13.5)

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Employment

    

 Full-time

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15 (28.8)

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 Part-time

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25 (48.1)

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 Unemployed/Full-time parent

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12 (23.1)

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Parents in Household

  1

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5 (9.6)

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  2

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46 (88.5)

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  Not reported

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1 (1.9)

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Exceeded 2 h per day screen viewing threshold on weekdays

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38 (73.1%)

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18 (34.6%)

Exceeded 2 h per day screen viewing threshold on weekends

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45 (86.5%)

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38 (73.1%)

  1. a SD standard deviation
  2. b BMI Body mass index; value for children is BMI z-score
  3. c MVPA moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity