Table 5

- Predictors of excessive recreational screen time among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.

PredictorsBivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)P-valuesOR (95% CI)P-values
Living in healthy cities1.53 (1.06 – 2.22)0.0241.51 (1.03 – 2.20)0.033
Age in years (increasing)1.0 (0.83 – 1.20)0.9730.98 (0.81 – 1.19)0.820
Female students1.39 (1.01 – 1.92)0.0461.01 (0.69 – 1.49)0.949
State school students1.47 (0.97 – 2.23)0.0701.23 (0.80 – 1.91)0.342
Receiving physical education in school0.61 (0.40 – 0.91)0.0170.62 (0.38 – 1.01)0.056
Very good or excellent academic performance2.31 (1.55 – 3.44)0.0002.25 (1.48 – 3.43)0.000
Living with both parents0.83 (0.50 – 1.37)0.4610.85 (0.51 – 1.43)0.546
Saudi citizens1.94 (1.19 – 3.18)0.0081.95 (1.17 – 3.22)0.010
Fathers have bachelor or higher education1.17 (0.84 – 1.63)0.3591.16 (0.80 – 1.66)0.435
Mother have bachelor or higher education1.13 (0.80 – 1.58)0.4930.94 (0.65 – 1.37)0.753
  • OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval