Table 1

Prevalence of television viewing by sociodemographic characteristics among 11,137 children aged 5 to 12 years. Analysis conducted from the National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN) Colombia. 2005
Characteristics
 n*
 < 2 hrs/day
 2 – 3.9 hrs/day
 ≥ 4 hrs/day
 p





P**
 SE
 P**
 SE
 P**
 SE
All participants
 11,137
 41.5
 0.03
 36.8
 0.02
 21.7
 0.02
Age groups, yrs







5–8
 5,539
 45.7
 0.04
 34.8
 0.02
 19.5
 0.02
 < 0.001
9–12
 5,598
 37.4
 0.03
 38.7
 0.03
 23.9
 0.02
Sex







Male
 5,568
 39.4
 0.05
 38.1
 0.03
 22.5
 0.03
 < 0.001
Female
 5,569
 43.6
 0.03
 35.4
 0.02
 21.0
 0.02
Socio Economic Status







Level 1 (Lowest)
 4,576
 56.0
 0.04
 28.9
 0.03
 15.1
 0.02
 < 0.001
Level 2
 4,124
 34.7
 0.04
 41.1
 0.03
 24.2
 0.03
Level 3 to 6 (Middle – high)
 2,437
 33.5
 0.05
 40.3
 0.04
 26.2
 0.03
Levels of urbanization







Level I (rural and urban areas with 10.00 inhs or less)
 7,946
 51.1
 0.04
 32.9
 0.03
 16.0
 0.03
 < 0.001
Level II (10.001 to 30.000 inhs)
 833
 30.4
 0.01
 42.1
 0.01
 27.5
 0.01
Level III (30.001 to 100.000 inhs)
 1,292
 33.7
 0.08
 39.4
 0.07
 26.9
 0.03
Level IV (more than 100.000 inhs)
 1,066
 28.7
 0.01
 42.1
 0.01
 29.2
 0.01

*Unweighted sample size.

**Weighted percentage (P) and standard error (SE)

Gomez et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:41   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-41

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