Characteristics of the sample and selected behavioural variables by average daily time spent in TV and other screen-based entertainment
| Hours/day | Total | Trend p | ||||
| <2 | 2 to <3 | 3 to <4 | 4+ | |||
| N | 1380 | 2201 | 1639 | 2720 | 7940 | |
| Sex (% men) | 41.7 | 45.6 | 49.5 | 50.7 | 47.3 | |
| Mean age (±SD) | 43.5 (18.0) | 45.1 (17.2) | 47.1 (18.2) | 49.4 (19.8) | 46.6 (18.6) | <0.001§ |
| Physical activity level (% meeting recommendation*) | 58.1 | 55.9 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 49.3 | <0.001† |
| Work activity (% not active at work‡) | 59.3 | 59.6 | 62.5 | 74.4 | 65.1 | <0.001† |
| Obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2) | 17.3 | 22.3 | 25.4 | 29.0 | 24.2 | <0.001† |
| Doctor-diagnosed CVD (coronary heart disease or stroke) (%) | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 8.8 | <0.001† |
| Doctor-diagnosed diabetes (%) | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 3.7 | <0.001† |
| Self-reported general health (% good/very good) | 81.5 | 81.4 | 73.8 | 62.5 | 73.5 | <0.001† |
| Current smoker (%) | 23.5 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 34.7 | 28.4 | <0.001† |
| Limited activity due to health (%) | 14.9 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 19.9 | 15.9 | <0.001† |
| Car ownership (%) | 81.1 | 81.8 | 78.5 | 64.0 | 75.0 | <0.001† |
| Mean alcohol units/week (±SD) | 11.7 (32.5) | 11.3 (19.2) | 11.5 (14.7) | 11.7 (21.3) | 11.6 (22.3) | 0.806§ |
*Defined as ⩾150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week.
†Based on likelihood ratio x2 tests.
‡Defined as reporting being not very active or not active at all at work and having an occupation that is inactive by nature.
§Based on univariable linear regression tests.