Table 4.
Associations of changes in lifestyle behaviours with changes in mental health and wellbeing and its subgrouping during vs before the lockdown among boys, Canada, 2020/21.
| Better mental health and wellbeing (vs worse) |
Bored, tired and lonely (vs not) |
Internalizing and functioning problems (vs not) |
Positive outlook (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 | 1.18 (0.77, 1.82) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.54) | 0.69 (0.47, 1.02) | 2.06 (1.39, 3.06) |
| Video games | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 0.82 (0.53, 1.27) | 0.86 (0.57, 1.29) | 1.04 (0.7, 1.56) | 0.65 (0.43, 0.97) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Cellphone use | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 1.2 (0.78, 1.85) | 1.2 (0.81, 1.78) | 1.08 (0.73, 1.59) | 0.8 (0.54, 1.19) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Number of meals | ||||
| Less than/same as before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| More than before | 1.92 (1.08, 3.39) | 1.38 (0.8, 2.39) | 1.11 (0.64, 1.92) | 0.9 (0.52, 1.57) |
| Number of snacks | ||||
| Less than/same as before | 1.83 (1.2, 2.78) | 1.31 (0.9, 1.92) | 1.22 (0.83, 1.78) | 1.08 (0.73, 1.59) |
| More than before | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Late bed/wake-up times | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 1.44 (0.93, 2.26) | 1.16 (0.78, 1.73) | 1.04 (0.71, 1.55) | 1.11 (0.75, 1.66) |
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).