Table 2

Characteristics of participants, aged 2–5 years, from NHANES 1999–2002 by daily television/video viewing exposure.*


≤ 2 hours
> 2 hours

Gender


     Male
68.2 +/- 3.0
31.8 +/- 3.0
     Female
70.2 +/-2.1
29.8 +/-2.1
Age†


     2 years
77.1+/- 2.0
22.9 +/- 2.0
     3 years
68.2 +/- 3.1
31.8 +/- 3.1
     4 years
62.0 +/- 2.8
38.0 +/- 2.8
     5 years
68.9 +/- 3.3
31.1 +/- 3.3
Race/ethnicity‡


     Non-Latino White
71.9 +/- 2.4
28.1 +/- 2.4
     Non-Latino Black
58.4 +/- 3.2
41.6 +/- 3.2
     Mexican-American
72.5 +/- 2.1
27.5 +/- 2.1
     Other
64.6 +/- 5.3
35.4 +/- 5.3
Poverty Income Ratio§


     0 < 2
63.3 +/- 2.9
36.8 +/- 2.9
     ≥ 2 < 4
75.7 +/- 2.5
24.3 +/- 2.5
     ≥ 4
75.0 +/- 4.8
25.0 +/- 4.8

* Estimated percentages +/- standard errors are given. n = 1796, subjects with missing data were excluded.

† P = 0.0003 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic

‡ P = 0.002 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic

§P = 0.013 for the Pearson chi-squared statistic

Mendoza et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:44   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-44

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