Table 3.
Associations of changes in lifestyle behaviours with changes in mental health and wellbeing and its subgrouping during vs before the lockdown among girls, Canada, 2020/21.
| Better mental health and wellbeing (vs worse) |
Internalizing and functioning problems, tired and lonely (vs not) |
Positive outlook (vs not) |
Bored and lonely (vs not) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Less than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| More than before | 0.66 (0.45, 0.97) | 0.52 (0.36, 0.76) | 1.69 (1.13, 2.55) | 0.81 (0.55, 1.18) |
| Video games | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 1.61 (1.09, 2.37) | 1.25 (0.85, 1.83) | 1.16 (0.78, 1.72) | 1.54 (1.04, 2.27) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Cellphone use | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 1.18 (0.8, 1.73) | 1.01 (0.69, 1.47) | 1.47 (0.99, 2.18) | 1.86 (1.27, 2.73) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Number of meals | ||||
| Less than/same as before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| More than before | 1.66 (0.93, 2.99) | 1.02 (0.57, 1.81) | 1.78 (1, 3.18) | 1.42 (0.79, 2.58) |
| Number of snacks | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 1.32 (0.9, 1.94) | 1.3 (0.89, 1.89) | 1.19 (0.81, 1.77) | 1.06 (0.72, 1.54) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Late bed/wake-up times | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 0.74 (0.5, 1.09) | 0.77 (0.52, 1.14) | 0.83 (0.56, 1.24) | 0.67 (0.45, 0.99) |
OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; Ref: reference category.
All estimates are adjusted for the following student characteristics (grade level, language(s) spoken) and school/community characteristics (social deprivation, material deprivation, region of residence, and time since reopening of schools).