Table 2.
Adjusted prevalence rate of loneliness among 13 to 17-year-old Brazilian adolescents according to sociodemographic variables, family context, lifestyles and mental health, National School Health Survey (PeNSE), Brazil, 2015.
| Loneliness in previous 12 months |
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|---|---|---|
| PRa (CI95%) | p | |
| I. Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | – | |
| Female | 1.6 (1.4 - 1.9) | < 0.001 |
| Maternal educational level | ||
| None or elementary uncompleted | – | |
| Elementary completed/secondary uncompleted | 0.8 (0.7 – 1.0) | 0.057 |
| Secondary completed/higher uncompleted | 1.0 (0.9 – 1.2) | 0.653 |
| Higher complete | 1.2 (1.1 – 1.4) | 0.008 |
| Unknown | 0.9 (0.8 – 1.0) | 0.178 |
| II. Mental Health | ||
| Friends | ||
| No | – | |
| Yes | 0.6 (0.5 – 0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Insomnia | ||
| No | – | |
| Yes | 2.8 (2.5 – 3.2) | < 0.001 |
| II. Mental health | ||
| Bullying victim | ||
| Never | – | |
| Rarely or sometimes | 1.5 (1.3 – 1.7) | < 0.001 |
| Most of the time or always | 1.9 (1.7 – 2.3) | < 0.001 |
| III. Behavioral and life habits | ||
| Consuming alcoholic beverages | ||
| No | – | |
| Yes | 1.1 (1.0 – 1.3) | 0.026 |
| IV. Family context | ||
| Family meals ≥5 days per week | ||
| No | – | |
| Yes | 0.7 (0.6 – 0.8) | < 0.001 |
| Understanding parents | ||
| No | – | |
| Yes | 0.5 (0.4 – 0.5) | < 0.001 |
Notes: result weighted according to the complex sampling plan.
PRa, adjusted prevalence ratio and respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI); P, associated at level.