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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population and daily weekdays screen time

From: Screen exposure time of children under 6 years old: a French cross-sectional survey in general practices in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

Sample characteristics

N = 486

Weekdays screen time (minutes) Median [IQR]*

P value

Children, n = 486

 Age, mean ± standard deviation (sd)

3.7 ± 1.5

  

   ≤ 2 years, n (%)

75 (15.4)

0 [0–30]

< 0.001

  2–6 years, n (%)

411 (84.6)

50 [20–90]

Gender

 Female, n (%)

224 (46.1)

30 [5–60]

0.02

 Male, n (%)

262 (53.9)

48 [20–90]

Older siblings

 Yes n (%)

262 (54.1)

43 [15–90]

0.18

 No, n (%)

222 (45.9)

30 [10–60]

TV in bedroom

 Yes n (%)

27 (5.6)

120 [60–150]

< 0.001

 No, n (%)

456 (94.4)

30 [10–60]

Parents, n = 486

 Age, mean ± sd

33.9 ± 5.1

  

 Number of children, mean ± sd

2.01 ± 0.81

  

  1, n (%)

125 (25.7)

30 [5–60]

0.077

  2, n (%)

261 (53.7)

30 [15–90]

  3, n (%)

77 (15.5)

60 [30–60]

   ≥ 4, n (%)

23 (4.7)

60 [20–120]

 Gender

  Female, n (%)

394 (81.2)

30 [12–60]

0.83

  Male, n (%)

91 (18.8)

45 [15–66]

Family situation

  In couple, n (%)

438 (90.3)

30 [10–60]

< 0.001

  Alone, n (%)

47 (9.7)

60 [30–120]

Residence

  Urban, n (%)

265 (54.5)

30 [10–90]

0.81

  Rural, n (%)

221 (45.5)

30 [20–60]

Socio-professional category

  Farmers, n (%)

2 (0.4)

40 [20–60]

< 0.001

  Craftsmen, merchants, business managers, n (%)

25 (5.2)

20 [0–60]

  Executives and intellectual professions, n (%)

104 (21.6)

30 [2–60]

  Intermediate professions, n (%)

39 (8.1)

30 [5–60]

  Employees, n (%)

205 (42.5)

50 [20–90]

  Workers, n (%)

23 (4.8)

60 [30–120]

  Retired, n (%)

2 (0.4)

165 [150–180]

  No activty, n (%)

82 (17)

60 [30–120]

Education level

  Primary School

24 (5.0)

60 [45–120]

< 0.001

  Secondary School

158 (32.8)

60 [30–120]

  Bachelor’s degree or above

299 (62.2

30 [5–60]

  1. *Medians expressed in minutes