Table 3.
MLR analyses of cross-sectional associations between stress and behavioural outcomes at T1
| T1 outcomesa | βb | Bc | (95% CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BMI |
|
0.13 |
0.28 |
(0.17, 0.39) |
<0.0005 |
| |
|
OR |
(95% CI) |
P |
|
| BMI category |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Healthy weight (18.5–24.9 kg m-2) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg m-2) |
1.06 |
(1.01,1.11) |
0.013 |
|
| |
Obese (BMI 30.0 kg m-2 or more) |
1.13 |
(1.08,1.19) |
<0.0005 |
|
| LTPA (per week) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (≤52 mins) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (53 mins-4 hours) |
0.93 |
(0.88,0.99) |
0.014 |
|
| |
High (5+ hours) |
0.91 |
(0.86,0.96) |
<0.0005 |
|
| Sitting time (per week) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (≤30 hours) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (31–52 hours) |
1.01 |
(0.97,1.06) |
0.593 |
|
| |
High (53+ hours) |
0.99 |
(0.95,1.03) |
0.622 |
|
| Television viewing time (per week) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (≤13 hours) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (14–21 hours) |
1.02 |
(0.97,1.07) |
0.447 |
|
| |
High (22+ hours) |
0.99 |
(0.94,1.03) |
0.544 |
|
| Potato crisps or salty snack foods |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (<once/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (1–3 times/month) |
1.02 |
(0.96,1.08) |
0.495 |
|
| |
High (1+ times/week) |
1.05 |
(0.98,1.11) |
0.145 |
|
| Chocolates or lollies |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (≤3 times/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (once/week) |
0.99 |
(0.94,1.05) |
0.795 |
|
| |
High (2+ times/week) |
1.04 |
(0.99,1.09) |
0.161 |
|
| Cake, doughnuts and sweet biscuits |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (≤3 times/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (once/week) |
1.00 |
(0.96,1.04) |
0.954 |
|
| |
High (2+ times/week) |
1.00 |
(0.96,1.05) |
0.890 |
|
| Pies, pastries or sausage rolls |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (<once/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (1–3 times/month) |
0.97 |
(0.93,1.01) |
0.114 |
|
| |
High (1+ times/week) |
1.00 |
(0.93,1.07) |
0.953 |
|
| Fast foods (e.g. McDonalds, KFC) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (<once/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (1–3 times/month) |
1.04 |
(1.00,1.09) |
0.069 |
|
| |
High (1+ times/week) |
1.09 |
(1.02,1.17) |
0.010 |
|
| Pizza |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (<once/month) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (1–3 times/month) |
0.97 |
(0.92,1.02) |
0.196 |
|
| |
High (1+ times/week) |
1.01 |
(0.94,1.08) |
0.817 |
|
| Soft drink (excluding diet soft drink) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low (don’t drink soft drink) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Medium (<1 serve/day) |
1.00 |
(0.95,1.04) |
0.930 |
|
| High (1+ serves/day) | 1.07 | (1.00,1.14) | 0.053 | ||
a‘Low’ is the reference category for all outcomes.
Note: All analyses controlled for age, education level, marital status, employment status, smoking status, the number of dependent children, country of birth and clustering by neighbourhood. Bolded associations were significant.
bStandardised regression coefficient.
cUnstandardised regression coefficient with 95% confidence interval.