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. 2023 Sep 14;57:60. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004957

Table 4. Standardized coefficients, standard errors, and p-values of the total, direct, and indirect effects of the explanatory variables on sleep of adolescents from the 1997–1998 São Luís Birth Cohort, tested by Models 1 and 2. São Luís, MA, Brazil.

Explanatory variables “Sleep” Total effects Direct effects Indirect effects



SC SE p-value SC SE p-value SC SE p-value
SES* Model 1 0.026 0.033 0.431 0.026 0.034 0.452 0.001 0.01 0.958
Model 2 0.128 0.03 < 0.001 0.131 0.031 < 0.001 −0.004 0.011 0.747
Alcohol consumption Model 1 0.155 0.083 0.063 0.176 0.084 0.035 −0.021 0.014 0.137
Model 2 0.168 0.072 0.019 0.187 0.074 0.012 −0.019 0.014 0.169
Smoking Model 1 −0.084 0.123 0.497 −0.093 0.122 0.445 0.009 0.018 0.6
Model 2 −0.129 0.111 0.244 −0.143 0.112 0.201 0.013 0.016 0.401
Use of illicit drugs Model 1 0.031 0.059 0.604 0.05 0.06 0.405 −0.019 0.011 0.075
Model 2 0.06 0.057 0.288 0.08 0.059 0.175 −0.019 0.01 0.043
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages Model 1 0.089 0.03 0.003 0.092 0.03 0.002 −0.002 0.002 0.4
Model 2 0.128 0.024 < 0.001 0.127 0.024 < 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.403
Caffeine intake Model 1 0.012 0.029 0.667 0.026 0.029 0.367 −0.014 0.006 0.011
Model 2 0.007 0.027 0.785 0.008 0.028 0.78 0 0.005 0.956
Screen time Model 1 0.007 0.032 0.821 0.016 0.032 0.607 −0.009 0.005 0.072
Model 2 −0.05 0.03 0.092 −0.044 0.03 0.145 −0.006 0.004 0.118
Physical inactivity Model 1 0.147 0.037 < 0.001 0.144 0.037 < 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.287
Model 2 0.112 0.035 0.001 0.114 0.035 0.001 −0.002 0.003 0.366
Overweight Model 1 - - - 0.061 0.039 0.115 - - -
Model 2 - - - −0.046 0.035 0.195 - - -

SC: standardized coefficient; SE: standard error; SES: socioeconomic status.

Model 1: estimated by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Model 2: estimated by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.

* Latent variable defined by the education level of the head of the family, of the adolescent, monthly family income, and economic class of the family.