Table 2.
Associations between predictors and anxiety (SCAS-S) and health-related quality of life (Kidsscreen-10) analysed with multi-level mixed linear regression models stratified by gender
| Model | Anxiety (SCAS-S) | Health-related quality of life (Kidsscreen-10) | ||||||||||
| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |||||||||
| n | Unstandardised B (95% CI) |
Standardised beta | n | Unstandardised B (95% CI) |
Standardised beta | n | Unstandardised B (95% CI) |
Standardised beta | n | Unstandardised B (95% CI) |
Standardised beta | |
| 1. MVPA | ||||||||||||
| 1.1. MVPA whole week | 448 | −0.045 (−0.079 to –0.011) | −0.099 | 383 | −0.026 (−0.058 to 0.007) | −0.077 | 458 | 0.032 (0.009 to 0.054) | 0.110 | 390 | 0.040 (0.015 to 0.065) | 0.157 |
| 1.2. MVPA leisure time (weekdays) | 503 | −0.091 (−0.134 to –0.049) | −0.161 | 468 | −0.038 (−0.066 to –0.010) | −0.095 | 514 | 0.048 (0.023 to 0.073) | 0.130 | 477 | 0.036 (0.011 to 0.061) | 0.114 |
| 1.3. MVPA leisure time (weekend) | 455 | −0.023 (−0.049 to 0.002) | −0.067 | 388 | −0.001 (−0.024 to 0.021) | −0.005 | 465 | 0.023 (0.033 to 0.043) | 0.105 | 396 | 0.034 (0.020 to 0.048) | 0.183 |
| 1.4. MVPA school time | 503 | −0.027 (−0.100 to 0.047) | −0.032 | 468 | 0.015 (−0.039 to 0.069) | 0.027 | 514 | 0.013 (−0.033 to 0.059) | 0.025 | 477 | 0.020 (−0.024 to 0.064) | 0.046 |
| 2. SED | ||||||||||||
| 2.1. SED whole week | 448 | 0.011 (−0.007 to 0.029) | 0.084 | 383 | 0.011 (−0.005 to 0.028) | 0.120 | 458 | −0.021 (−0.032 to –0.009) | −0.251 | 390 | −0.021 (−0.033 to –0.008) | −0.285 |
| 2.2. SED bouts (10 min) whole week | 448 | −0.001 (−0.014 to 0.012) | −0.009 | 383 | 0.002 (−0.009 to 0.013) | 0.021 | 458 | −0.012 (−0.020 to –0.005) | −0.150 | 390 | −0.009 (−0.017 to –0.001) | −0.113 |
| 2.3. SED leisure time (weekdays) | 503 | 0.040 (0.017 to 0.062) | 0.315 | 468 | 0.017 (−0.002 to 0.036) | 0.195 | 514 | −0.034 (−0.051 to –0.017) | −0.421 | 477 | −0.020 (−0.036 to –0.005 | −0.299 |
| 2.4. SED leisure time (weekend) | 455 | 0.007 (−0.007 to 0.020) | 0.064 | 388 | 0.003 (−0.009 to 0.014) | 0.035 | 465 | −0.012 (−0.022 to –0.003) | −0.192 | 396 | −0.017 (−0.024 to –0.009) | −0.299 |
| 2.5. SED school | 503 | −0.009 (−0.039 to 0.021) | −0.041 | 468 | −0.011 (−0.034 to 0.012) | −0.062 | 514 | −0.009 (−0.026 to 0.009) | −0.060 | 477 | −0.012 (−0.033 to 0.010) | −0.083 |
| 3. Organised sports | ||||||||||||
| Did not participate | 112 | ref | 97 | ref | 114 | ref | 99 | ref | ||||
| Participated | 321 | −0.210 (−2.165 to 1.745) | 283 | −1.810 (−3.492 to –0.129) | 329 | −0.258 (−1.701 to 1.185) | 288 | 1.214 (−0.459 to 2.888) | ||||
| 4. Screen time weekday | ||||||||||||
| ≤2 hours | 162 | ref | 167 | ref | 166 | ref | 167 | ref | ||||
| 3–4 hours | 253 | 0.628 (−0.975 to 2.231) | 230 | 0.342 (−0.782 to 1.466) | 256 | −1.337 (−2.175 to –0.499) | 237 | −0.785 (-1.758 to 0.188) | ||||
| ≥5 hours | 116 | 4.056 (1.935 to 6.176) | 110 | 0.883 (−0.583 to 2.348) | 121 | −3.503 (−4.786 to –2.220) | 111 | −1.539 (-2.664 to –0.413) | ||||
| 5. Screen time weekend | ||||||||||||
| ≤2 hours | 61 | ref | 98 | ref | 65 | ref | 99 | ref | ||||
| 3–4 hours | 219 | 1.155 (−0.582 to 3.369) | 164 | −0.151 (−1.776 to 1.473) | 225 | −0.904 (−2.315 to 0.506) | 166 | 0.157 (-1.725 to 1.411) | ||||
| ≥5 hours | 252 | 3.340 (1.394 to 5.287) | 243 | 1.060 (−0.207 to 2.326) | 254 | −2.520 (−4.014 to –1.027) | 248 | −0.842 (-2.320 to 0.636) | ||||
B unstandardised coefficients, beta standardised coefficients. All models were adjusted for parental education. Model 3 was adjusted for time spent in MVPA. Models 1–3 were adjusted for accelerometer wear-time.
MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SCAS-S, Short version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale; SED, sedentary time.