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. 2022 Jul 26;19:92. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01327-8

Table 2.

Associations of changes in physical activity or leisure screen time before and during COVID-19 pandemic with psychological conditions (n = 2423)

Cases ORa P valued ORb P valued ORc P valued
Depression
 Change in physical activity
  Persistently inactive (n = 63) 16 (25·4%) 1 (reference)
  Became inactive (n = 620) 151 (24·3%) 0·78 (0·42,1·44) 0.019 0·95 (0·49,1·83) 0.594 0·95 (0·49,1·83) 0.807
  Became active (n = 90) 16 (17·8%) 0·54 (0·24,1·22) 0·63 (0·27,1·48) 0·64 (0·27,1·50)
  Persistently active (n = 1650) 254 (15·4%) 0·49 (0·27,0·89) 0·57 (0·30,1·10) 0·58 (0·30,1·11)
 Change in leisure screen time
  Persistently short (n = 1616) 256 (15·8%) 1 (reference)
  Became shorter (n = 59) 13 (22·0%) 1·39 (0·72,2·67) 0.065 1·33 (0·68,2·62) 0.267 1·14 (0·58,2·24) 0.525
  Became longer (n = 631) 133 (21·1%) 1·34 (1·05,1·71) 1·42 (1·11,1·83) 1·36 (1·06,1·75)
  Persistently long (n = 117) 34 (29·1%) 1·71 (1·09,2·68) 1·74 (1·09,2·79) 1·70 (1·07,2·71)
Anxiety
 Change in physical activity
  Persistently inactive (n = 63) 21 (33·3%) 1 (reference)
  Became inactive (n = 620) 182 (29·4%) 0·83 (0·47,1·47) 0.271 0·90 (0·50,1·64) 0.414 0·90 (0·49,1·63) 0.098
  Became active (n = 90) 19 (21·1%) 0·52 (0·25,1·10) 0·53 (0·24,1·17) 0·55 (0·25,1·20)
  Persistently active (n = 1650) 337 (20·4%) 0·56 (0·32,0·97) 0·62 (0·35,1·12) 0·63 (0·35,1·14)
 Change in leisure screen time
  Persistently short (n = 1616) 317 (19·6%) 1 (reference)
  Became shorter (n = 59) 18 (30·5%) 1·53 (0·85,2·73) 0.420 1·35 (0·73,2·47) 0.314 1·35 (0·73,2·47) 0.398
  Became longer (n = 631) 176 (27·9%) 1·47 (1·18,1·84) 1·48 (1·18,1·85) 1·48 (1·18,1·85)
  Persistently long (n = 117) 47 (40·2%) 2·14 (1·42, 3·21) 2·13 (1·40,3·26) 2·13 (1·40,3·26)

Data are shown as odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of each psychological problem in the second survey calculated using logistic regression

a Adjusted for student’s age, gender, grade, and psychological problem in the first survey of each outcome (e.g., for analysis of depression, depression level in the first survey was adjusted for, but anxiety and stress were not)

b Further adjusted for paternal education, maternal education, and family income

c Mutually adjusted for physical activity (active or inactive) and leisure screen time (shorter or longer)

Children with missing or invalid data of age were excluded in model 1 (n = 11). Children with missing or invalid data of parental education or income were further excluded in models 2 and 3 (n = 121)

d P Value was conducted for the Hosmer-Lemeshow test