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. 2021 Oct 20;202:35–42. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.007

Table 2.

Associationsa of attitudes toward active and healthy living with changes in physical activity, sedentary behaviours, healthy eating, sleep, mental health and wellbeing during vs before the lockdown, Canada, 2020/21.

More physical activity (vs less)
Same/less time playing video games (vs more)
Same/less time on cell phone (vs more)
Same/more meals (vs less)
Same/fewer snacks (vs more)
No late bed/wake-up times (vs late)
Better mental health and wellbeing (vs worse)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Care about being healthy
 A little/not at all Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Very much/quite a lot 1.12 (0.72, 1.78) 1.20 (0.77, 1.87) 0.94 (0.61, 1.42) 1.39 (0.70, 2.65) 0.83 (0.53, 1.28) 1.69 (1.13, 2.51) 1.13 (0.71, 1.79)
Care about being active
 A little/not at all Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Very much/quite a lot 1.18 (0.83, 1.68) 2.12 (1.5, 3.00) 1.86 (1.35, 2.59) 1.39 (1.06, 1.82)
Care about eating healthy
 A little/not at all Ref Ref Ref
 Very much/quite a lot 0.67 (0.39, 1.12) 1.44 (1.05, 1.98) 1.29 (0.91, 1.81)
Care about good sleep
 A little/not at all Ref Ref
 Very much/quite a lot 2.15 (1.63, 2.84) 0.85 (0.60, 1.19)

OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; Ref: reference category.

a

All estimates are adjusted for the student characteristics (gender, grade level, language(s) spoken) and school/community characteristics (social deprivation, material deprivation, region of residence, and time since reopening of schools).