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. 2021 Jun 7;12:644106. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.644106

TABLE 2.

Hierarchical linear regression results for physical activity variables as a predictor of symptoms of depression.

Age Gender Education level BMI Polypharmacy Daily walking Moderate PA Vigorous PA MVPA Sitting time
Model 1 R2: 0.012 F for change in R2: 2.701 p: 0.020 B –0.013 –0.330 –0.051 0.040 0.128
SE 0.015 0.297 0.143 0.022 0.049
β –0.027 –0.033 –0.011 0.056 0.080
95% CI UB; LB −0.042;0.016 −0.912;0.253 −0.332;0.230 −0.003;0.082 0.031;0.224
p 0.383 0.267 0.723 0.067 0.010
Model 2 R2: 0.013 F for change in R2: 2.326 p: 0.031 B –0.013 –0.367 –0.042 0.040 0.126 –0.002
(SE) 0.015 0.299 0.145 0.022 0.050 0.004
β –0.027 –0.037 –0.009 0.056 0.079 –0.019
95% CI UB; LB −0.042;0.016 −0.954;0.220 −0.326;0.242 −0.003;0.083 0.029;0.224 −0.010;0.005
p 0.382 0.221 0.773 0.070 0.011 0.528
Model 3 R2: 0.039 F for change in R2: 6.343 p < 0.001 B –0.017 –0.293 –0.046 0.032 0.136 0.005 –0.019
(SE) 0.015 0.296 0.143 0.022 0.049 0.004 0.003
β –0.035 –0.030 –0.010 0.045 0.085 0.040 –0.174
95% CI UB; LB −0.045;0.012 −0.873;0.287 −0.327;0.235 −0.011;0.074 0.040;0.232 −0.003;0.013 −0.026;−0.012
p 0.252 0.322 0.748 0.142 0.006 0.207 0.001
Model 4 R2: 0.042 F for change in R2: 5.947 p < 0.001 B –0.015 –0.313 –0.033 0.033 0.136 0.006 –0.018 –0.015
(SE) 0.015 0.296 0.143 0.022 0.049 0.004 0.003 0.009
β –0.032 –0.032 –0.007 0.046 0.085 0.047 –0.166 –0.054
95% CI UB; LB −0.044;0.014 −0.893;0.267 −0.313;0.248 −0.009;0.076 0.040;0.232 −0.002;0.014 −0.025;−0.011 −0.033;0.002
p 0.304 0.290 0.819 0.126 0.005 0.139 < 0.001 0.079
Model 5 R2: 0.042 F for change in R2: 6.739 p < 0.001 B –0.015 –0.316 –0.030 0.033 0.136 0.006 –0.017
(SE) 0.015 0.295 0.143 0.022 0.049 0.004 0.003
β –0.032 –0.032 –0.006 0.047 0.085 0.047 –0.183
95% CI UB; LB −0.044;0.014 −0.895;0.263 −0.311;0.250 −0.009;0.076 0.040;0.232 −0.002;0.014 −0.023;−0.011
p 0.303 0.285 0.832 0.122 0.005 0.141 < 0.001
Model 6 R2: 0.013 F for change in R2: 2.368 p: 0.028 B –0.016 –0.317 –0.037 0.038 0.129 0.000
(SE) 0.015 0.297 0.145 0.022 0.049 0.001
β –0.033 –0.032 –0.008 0.054 0.081 0.024
95% CI UB; LB −0.045;0.013 −0.901;0.266 −0.322;0.248 −0.005;0.081 0.032;0.226 −0.001;0.002
p 0.285 0.286 0.798 0.080 0.009 0.422
Model 7 R2: 0.042 F for change in R2: 5.878 p < 0.001 B –0.017 –0.310 –0.041 0.034 0.135 0.006 –0.017 0.000
(SE) 0.015 0.296 0.145 0.022 0.049 0.004 0.003 0.001
β –0.035 –0.031 –0.009 0.047 0.085 0.048 –0.184 –0.005
95% CI UB; LB −0.046;0.012 −0.890;0.270 −0.324;0.243 −0.009;0.076 0.039;0.231 −0.002;0.014 −0.023;−0.011 −0.001;0.001
p 0.258 0.295 0.779 0.122 0.006 0.133 < 0.001 0.876

Non-standardized and standardized beta coefficients are reported. CI, confidence interval; LB, lower bound; UB, upper bond; PA, physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity. Gender, 0 females, 1 male; Education level, 0 = <6 years; 1 = 6–12 years; 2 = >12 years.