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. 2021 Nov 11;21:2067. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12124-6

Table 5.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of predictors of overweight/obesity in participants by sexa,b

Variables Model D: n = 2549
Male
OR (95% CI)
Model E: n = 2748
Female
OR (95% CI)
Educational stage Primary school Reference Reference
Middle school 0.605 (0.391–0.935)* 2.627 (1.539–4.486)***
High school 1.033 (0.502–2.124) 5.482 (2.158–13.926)***
Age 0.942 (0.840–1.057) 0.751 (0.649–0.870)***
Indoor PA time (m/day) < 30 Reference Reference
30–60 1.033 (0.845–1.262) 1.014 (0.809–1.271)
> 60 0.933 (0.735–1.184) 0.993 (0.727–1.357)
Outdoor PA time (m/day) < 30 Reference Reference
30–60 0.971 (0.781–1.207) 0.983 (0.770–1.257)
> 60 0.967 (0.765–1.223) 0.891 (0.674–1.179)
Academic stressb 1.026 (0.945–1.114) 1.013 (0.906–1.133)
Mental healthc Poor Reference Reference
Good 0.933 (0.762–1.142) 1.082 (0.848–1.381)
Non-smartphone screen time (h/day) 1.007 (0.967–1.049) 1.041 (0.976–1.110)
PSU for social network (out of 30 points)‡,d 0.997 (0.977–1.017) 0.980 (0.953–1.006)
PSU for entertainment (out of 20 points) 1.020 (0.998–1.042) 1.046 (1.018–1.075)**
PSU for information collection (out of 15 points) 0.999 (0.972–1.026) 1.005 (0.970–1.042)

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001

PA Physical activity. ‡ PSU: Problematic smartphone use

a Participants with non-zero smartphone screen time were recruited

b Measured on a five-point scale with one question: “Would you say that your study pressure is very much, much, moderate, a little, or none?”

c Measured on the Chinese version of the World Health Organization’s Five-item Well-being Index (WHO-5)

d Dimensions of problematic smartphone use (social network, entertainment, and information collection) were measured on the Revised Problematic Smartphone Use Classification Scale