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. 2023 Sep 16;23:1803. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16655-y

Table 3.

Associations between lux level and sleep quality with psychological wellbeing during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy (n=115)a

Variables Stressb Anxietyc Depressiond
β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value
Global PSQI score 0.290 (1.410, 6.059) 0.002* 0.247 (0.738, 4.859) 0.008* 0.305 (1.133, 4.530) 0.001*
Lux level
 7 pm-10 pm -0.112 (-0.045, 0.013) 0.268 -0.111 (-0.042, 0.012) 0.265 -0.080 (-0.031, 0.013) 0.425
 10 pm-1 am 0.212 (0.002, 0.076) 0.037* 0.161(-0.006, 0.062) 0.106 0.228 (0.004, 0.060) 0.024*
 1 am-4 am 0.025 (-0.064, 0.082) 0.807 0.195 (0.000, 0.135) 0.050 0.065 (-0.037, 0.074) 0.512
 4 am-7 am -0.045 (-0.059, 0.037) 0.655 0.028 (-0.038, 0.051) 0.776 -0.092 (-0.054, 0.019) 0.352

Abbreviations: PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 95% CI 95% Confidence Intervals

*p-value significant at <0.05

aAdjusted for maternal age and household income

bModel significant at p = 0.045. R = 0.368, R2 = 0.135, Adjusted R2 = 0.070, Cohen’s f2 = 0.16

cModel significant at p = 0.014. R = 0.402, R2 = 0.162, Adjusted R2 = 0.099, Cohen’s f2 = 0.19

dModel significant at p = 0.022. R = 0.389, R2 = 0.151, Adjusted R2 = 0.087, Cohen’s f2 = 0.18