Research Article

The Relationship between Physical Activity and Screen Time with the Risk of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Table 4

Variables influencing prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents with ID: multinomial logistic regression (progressive step method).

Hypertension (0—no; 1—yes)OR (95% CI)

Sex (0, girl)
 Boy2.24 (1.35–3.72)0.00
Age (0—7–13 years)
 14–18 years3.79 (2.30–6.25)0.00
Body weight classification (0—healthy weight)
 Underweight0.32 (0.07–1.40)0.131
 Overweight1.73 (0.88–3.39)0.111
 Obesity7.88 (4.38–14.19)0.00
Screen time on school days (0—<2 h/day)
 ≥2 h/day1.83 (1.02–3.29)0.04
Screen time on weekends (0—<2 h/day)
 ≥2 h/day2.20 (1.00–4.85)0.051

groups are the groups indicated in parentheses. The model included age, sex, level of disability, BMI categories, physical activity level, and screen time.