Research Article

Television Time among Brazilian Adolescents: Correlated Factors are Different between Boys and Girls

Table 4

Estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals in the association between excess television time and independent variables in boys.

VariablesCrude analysisP Adjusted analysis*P
OR(95% CI)OR(95% CI)

Age (years)1
 ≤161.0 0.081.00.03
 17-180.7(0.5, 1.0)0.7(0.5, 0.9)
Skin color1
 White1.00.051.00.04
 Lighter skinned black1.1(0.6, 1.7)1.1(0.7, 1.7)
 Dark skinned black1.7(1.1, 2.9)1.8(1.1, 3.1)
Socioeconomic status2
 High 0.8(0.4, 1.3)0.070.9(0.5, 1.4)0.08
 Intermediate1.2(0.7, 1.9)1.2(0.8, 2.0)
 Low1.01.0
Maternal schooling2
 >8 years1.00.481.00.26
 ≤8 years0.9(0.6, 1.2)0.8(0.5, 1.1)
Paternal schooling2
 >8 years1.00.951.00.96
 ≤8 years1.1(0.7, 1.3)1.0(0.7, 1.4)
Physical activity3
 Active1.00.221.00.29
 Little active0.9(0.5, 1.1)0.8(0.5, 1.1)
Fruit consumption3
 ≥3 portions/day1.00.881.00.46
 <3 portions/day0.9(0.7, 1.4)0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
Vegetables consumption3
 ≥4 portions/day1.00.271.00.39
 <4 portions/day1.3(0.8, 2.1)1.3(0.7, 2.0)
Smoking3
 No1.00.931.00.94
 Yes1.1(0.6, 1.8)1.1(0.5, 1.9)
Alcohol use3
 No1.00.601.00.19
 Yes1.1(0.7, 1.4)1.2(0.9, 1.7)
Sports team participation3
 ≥2 Sports team1.00.371.00.33
 1 Sports team1.0(0.6, 1.4)0.9(0.6, 1.4)
 No Sports team0.8(0.5, 1.2)0.8(0.5, 1.1)

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; adjusted analysis: All variables were included in the adjusted analysis regardless of value in the crude analysis. Model variables were retained with value ≤ 0.20; superscript numbers (1, 2, 3, and 4) represent input of variables in the hierarchic model for the adjusted analysis.