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. 2022 Aug 16;9(8):1237. doi: 10.3390/children9081237

Table 4.

Subgroup analysis of the relationship between sleep quality and depressive symptoms in college students with different variables.

Variables Poor Sleep Quality
Males Females
No
Depression
Depression No
Depression
Depression
OR OR 95%CI p OR OR 95%CI p
Age (years)
19 1.00 39.03 19.67 77.46 <0.001 1.00 7.34 5.51 9.77 <0.001
20 1.00 43.98 22.89 84.51 <0.001 1.00 6.65 4.86 9.11 <0.001
21 1.00 78.33 28.60 214.56 <0.001 1.00 8.29 5.34 12.88 <0.001
22 1.00 33.02 15.66 69.63 <0.001 1.00 7.71 4.17 14.27 <0.001
Urban and rural
Urban 1.00 30.02 15.01 60.05 <0.001 1.00 5.81 4.18 8.08 <0.001
Rural 1.00 50.32 32.50 77.93 <0.001 1.00 8.03 6.45 9.99 <0.001
One-child family
Yes 1.00 58.85 25.84 134.03 <0.001 1.00 7.20 4.52 11.47 <0.001
No 1.00 40.86 26.95 61.97 <0.001 1.00 7.43 6.09 9.06 <0.001
BMI
Underweight 1.00 49.62 17.51 140.58 <0.001 1.00 8.29 5.51 12.47 <0.001
Normal 1.00 39.32 24.43 63.28 <0.001 1.00 6.19 4.89 7.85 <0.001
Overweight 1.00 62.17 19.47 198.53 <0.001 1.00 16.67 6.48 42.88 <0.001
Obese 1.00 52.74 21.12 131.73 <0.001 1.00 8.71 5.57 13.62 <0.001
Physical activity
Yes —— —— —— —— —— 1.00 2.33 1.42 3.82 0.001
No 1.00 35.36 24.36 51.33 <0.001 1.00 8.07 6.61 9.85 <0.001
Screen time
≤2 h/d 1.00 40.15 21.36 75.46 <0.001 1.00 26.22 15.81 43.47 <0.001
>2 h/d 1.00 44.21 27.96 69.91 <0.001 1.00 4.89 4.00 5.97 <0.001
Sugar-sweetened beverages
Yes 1.00 59.00 36.96 94.18 <0.001 1.00 8.16 6.63 10.05 <0.001
No 1.00 20.71 11.21 38.25 <0.001 1.00 4.25 2.85 6.33 <0.001
Father’s education
Elementary school and below 1.00 27.06 15.32 47.79 <0.001 1.00 8.21 5.57 12.10 <0.001
Middle school 1.00 69.75 39.78 122.30 <0.001 1.00 7.10 5.70 8.84 <0.001
College and above 1.00 22.00 7.74 62.53 <0.001 1.00 6.20 3.42 11.25 <0.001
Mother’s education
Elementary school and below 1.00 38.55 22.98 64.68 <0.001 1.00 7.76 5.83 10.34 <0.001
Middle school 1.00 53.79 30.48 94.91 <0.001 1.00 6.81 5.35 8.68 <0.001
College and above 1.00 28.13 6.54 120.92 <0.001 1.00 9.78 2.88 33.18 <0.001
SES
Low 1.00 22.14 12.37 39.62 <0.001 1.00 12.49 6.84 22.81 <0.001
Medium 1.00 77.11 43.10 137.96 <0.001 1.00 7.52 6.05 9.35 <0.001
High 1.00 34.32 12.32 95.64 <0.001 1.00 4.17 2.77 6.28 <0.001

Note: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; SES, socioeconomic status. ——, all the participants in the poor sleep quality group did not achieve the physical activity standard. The division of different variables is described in the research methods section. Sociodemographic factors, economics, and health-related factors were controlled for in the study analysis.