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Table 3 Subgroup analysis for the odds of obesity in highest versus lowest screen-user children

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Childhood obesity risk increases with increased screen time: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis

Group

No. of studies*

OR (95% CI)

Pwithin group

Pbetween group*

Pheterogeneity

I2 (%)

Total

45

1.211

1.113

1.317

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

60.4

Continent

     

 < 0.001

  

America

10

1.279

1.099

1.488

0.001

 

0.023

53.4

Europe

7

1.435

1.114

1.847

0.005

 

0.021

59.8

Asia

4

2.113

1.302

3.429

0.002

 

0.047

62.3

Oceania

24

1.084

0.985

1.193

0.100

 

0.003

49.4

Screen type

     

 < 0.001

  

TV

26

1.253

1.146

1.370

 < 0.001

 

0.009

44.3

PC

3

1.641

0.755

3.565

0.211

 

0.007

80

VG

13

0.991

0.838

1.173

0.920

 

0.001

63

TV + VG + PC

3

1.450

1.150

1.830

0.002

 

0.194

39.1

Age group

     

 < 0.001

  

 ≤ 5

18

1.200

1.051

1.369

0.007

 

0.001

59.6

 > 5

23

1.221

1.082

1.379

0.001

 

 < 0.001

66.2

Both

4

1.227

0.915

1.645

0.172

 

0.274

22.8

Setting

     

 < 0.001

  

Community

41

1.210

1.108

1.322

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

62.7

School

4

1.227

0.915

1.645

0.172

 

0.274

22.8

Obesity status

     

 < 0.001

  

Obesity

4

1.609

1.371

1.889

 < 0.001

 

0.700

0

Overweight

5

1.065

0.938

1.209

0.333

 

0.789

0

Overweight/ obesity

36

1.194

1.081

1.319

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

61.7

Sample size

     

 < 0.001

  

1000 > 

10

1.583

1.197

2.093

0.001

 

 < 0.001

76.2

1000–5000

27

1.100

1.003

1.206

0.043

 

0.004

47.5

 ≥ 5000

8

1.351

1.170

1.560

 < 0.001

 

0.115

39.6

  1. TV television, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, EG electronic game, PC personal computer, DVD digital video discs, VCDs video compact disc digital
  2. * All of the included studies were in moderate quality group therefore, subgrouping was not performed