Table 5.
Associations of preschool children’s mental health problems with lifestyle factors.
| ORs (95% CI) for risks of mental health problemsa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted ORb (95% CI) | p | |
| Time spent on daily physical activity | ||||
| Decreased | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No change | 1.07 (0.88, 1.29) | 0.499 | 1.02 (0.84, 1.26) | 0.820 |
| Increased | 0.72 (0.53, 0.97) | 0.032* | 0.74 (0.54, 1.01) | 0.057 |
| Time spent on daily media exposure | ||||
| Increased | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No change | 0.62 (0.34, 1.12) | 0.111 | 0.65 (0.35, 1.20) | 0.167 |
| Decreased | 0.52 (0.29, 0.95) | 0.033* | 0.57 (0.31, 1.07) | 0.080 |
| Time spent on daily sleep | ||||
| Increased | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No change | 0.96 (0.75, 1.24) | 0.764 | 0.95 (0.72, 1.24) | 0.686 |
| Decreased | 1.63 (1.08, 2.45) | 0.019* | 1.63 (1.07, 2.50) | 0.024* |
a
Emotional symptoms score > 4, conduct problems score > 3, hyperactivity score > 7, peer problems score > 5, prosocial behaviors score < 5, or total difficulties score > 16 indicates mental health problems.
b
Adjusted by children’s age, gender, sibling, family type and parents’ education level.
*
p < 0.05.