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Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2021 Aug 27;295:347–352. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.056

Table 1.

Cross-sectional associations of time spent in outdoor light during the day with mood, sleep, and circadian-related outcomes in the UK Biobank. Odds (OR) and Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR) are presented with 95% CIs across three models of increasing covariate adjustment. McFadden’s pseudo-R2 is reported for all models.

Model 1 (Unadjusted)
Model 2 (+ age, sex, season, employment)
Model 3 (+ exercise, socialization, sleep duration)
N OR/IRR (95% CI) P value Model Pseudo R2 N OR/IRR (95% CI) P value Model Pseudo R2 N OR/IRR (95% CI) P value Model Pseudo R2

Chronotype (Eveningness) 411,875 0.71 (0.70–0.72) < 5 × 10−200 0.076 411,875 0.72 (0.71–0.73) < 5 × 10−200 0.08 381,396 0.76 (0.75–0.77) < 5 × 10−200 0.15
Ease of Getting Up 456,674 1.94 (1.92–1.97) < 5 × 10−200 0.096 456,674 1.65 (1.63–1.67) < 5 × 10−200 0.12 421,154 1.47 (1.46–1.49) < 5 × 10−200 0.20
Insomnia Symptoms 456,843 0.94 (0.93–0.95) 3 × 10−31 0.088 456,843 0.90 (0.89–0.91) 3 × 10−78 0.10 421,216 0.96 (0.94–0.97) 3 × 10−11 0.20
Tiredness 445,181 0.66 (0.65–0.67) < 5 × 10−200 0.096 445,181 0.74 (0.73–0.75) < 5 × 10−200 0.11 411,510 0.81 (0.80–0.82) 8 × 10−197 0.19
Happiness 158,133 1.64 (1.61–1.67) < 5 × 10−200 0.085 158,133 1.61 (1.59–1.64) < 5 × 10−200 0.09 146,540 1.45 (1.41–1.48) < 5 × 10−200 0.17
Neuroticism 374,277 0.90 (0.89–0.90) < 5 × 10−200 0.071 374,277 0.93 (0.93–0.94) 7 × 10−122 0.08 348,877 0.96 (0.95–0.96) 2 × 10−41 8 × 10−197
Low Mood 439,228 0.74 (0.73–0.75) < 5 × 10−200 0.096 439,228 0.81 (0.80–0.82) 6 × 10−166 0.11 406,347 0.88 (0.87–0.90) 2 × 10−49 0.21
Anhedonia 443,306 0.81 (0.80–0.83) 2 × 10−167 0.097 443,306 0.85 (0.83–0.86) 4 × 10−101 0.11 410,144 0.95 (0.93–0.96) 6 × 10−10 0.21
Lifetime Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder Cases: 23,515
Control:118,927
0.86 (0.84–0.89) 3 × 10−24 0.054 Cases: 23,515
Control: 118,927
0.95 (0.92–0.98) 9 × 10−4 0.07 Cases: 21,743
Control: 110,650
0.96 (0.92–0.98) 0.002 0.14
Antidepressant Usage Cases: 29,858
Control:427,277
0.88 (0.86–0.90) 3 × 10−25 0.10 Cases: 29,858
Control: 427,277
0.85 (0.83–0.88) 7 × 10−34 0.13 Cases: 25,016
Control:396,417
0.95 (0.92–0.98) 3 × 10−4 0.25