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. 2009 Jun 7;2009:165013. doi: 10.1155/2009/165013

Table 1.

Determinants of the metabolic and mental factors of the Global Seasonality Score on Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire.

Global Seasonality Score
The metabolic factor The mental factor
Explanatory variable Estimate Standard error t value P value Estimate Standard error t value P value
Waist circumference 0.0072 0.00095 7.59 <.0001 −0.0011 0.00093 −1.16 .25
Pelvic circumference 0.015 0.0016 9.46 <.0001 0.0019 0.0013 1.48 .14
Female sex reference reference
Male sex −0.20 0.025 −8.01 <.0001 −0.14 0.023 −6.29 <.0001
Normal self-reported lighting at home reference reference
Poor self-reported lighting at home 0.41 0.097 4.20 <.0001 0.14 0.084 1.62 .11
Low GHQ-12 sum score reference reference
High GHQ-12 sum score 0.17 0.036 4.65 <.0001 0.52 0.037 13.80 <.0001
Low BDI sum score reference reference
Medium BDI sum score 0.13 0.030 4.21 <.0001 0.34 0.029 11.73 <.0001
High BDI sum score 0.31 0.056 5.48 <.0001 0.72 0.051 14.11 <.0001
No metabolic syndrome reference reference
Metabolic syndrome 0.15 0.030 4.94 <.0001 0.020 0.024 0.85 .40
No major depressive disorder reference reference
Major depressive disorder 0.24 0.065 3.70 .00022 0.49 0.047 10.43 <.0001
No diagnosis reference reference
Alcohol use disorder −0.00085 0.075 −0.011 .99 0.37 0.055 6.64 <.0001
Depressive disorder 0.21 0.071 2.90 .0037 0.47 0.054 8.73 <.0001
Anxiety disorder 0.058 0.085 0.68 .50 0.31 0.072 4.26 <.0001
Comorbid condition 0.25 0.11 2.35 .019 0.74 0.092 8.03 <.0001

GHQ-12 = 12-item General Health Questionnaire; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.