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Table 2 Multiple linear regression results for health behaviour outcomes and mental health, social vulnerability, self-efficacy, and social support

From: Cross-sectional associations between mental health indicators and social vulnerability, with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in urban African young women

 

Total MVPA h/wk

(n = 968)

Total SB h/wk

(n = 928)

Screen time h/day

(n = 1070)

TV time h/day

(n = 1072)

Global PSQI score

(n = 1072)

β (95%CI)

p

β (95%CI)

p

β (95%CI)

p

β (95%CI)

p

β (95%CI)

p

Age

−0.071 (− 0.70- -0.03)

0.033

− 0.152 (− 1.80- -0.08)

< 0.001

− 0.027 (− 0.17–0.06)

0.381

0.051 (− 0.01–0.14)

0.102

− 0.042(− 0.13–0.02)

0.154

BMI

0.011 (− 0.09–0.14)

0.741

− 0.068 (− 0.40- -0.01)

0.035

0.06 (0.00–0.08)

0.051

0.077 (0.01–0.06)

0.013

− 0.026 (− 0.04–0.01)

0.364

Mental health indicators

 Depression (1 = above threshold)

− 0.010 (− 2.70–2.10)

0.809

−0.041 (− 1.80–5.80)

0.309

0.017(− 0.63–1.00)

0.657

0.019 (− 0.41–0.69)

0.617

0.161 (0.65–1.71)

< 0.001

 Anxiety (1 = above threshold)

0.061 (− 0.60–4.80)

0.130

< 0.001 (− 4.30–4.30)

0.999

0.044 (− 0.38–1.42)

0.257

−0.009 (− 0.68–0.53)

0.809

0.126 (0.44–1.61)

0.001

 Happiness rating (1 = unhappy)

− 0.014 (− 5.20–3.40)

0.678

−0.006 (− 7.70–6.30)

−.850

0.004 (− 1.38–1.56)

0.901

0.017 (− 0.73–1.26)

0.597

0.050 (− 0.15–1.76)

0.097

 Taking depression meds (1 = yes)

− 0.006 (− 9.60–7.90)

0.848

0.005 (− 10.90–12.80)

0.876

−0.031 (− 4.10–1.30)

0.312

−0.084 (− 4.40–0.74)

0.006

0.07 (0.41–3.89)

0.015

Risk factors

 ACEs score

0.061 (−0.04–0.70)

0.082

0.016 (−0.40–0.70)

0.648

− 0.005 (− 0.13–0.98)

0.881

−0.005 (− 0.08–0.07)

0.868

0.076 (0.02–0.17)

0.014

 Alcohol-use risk (1 = at risk)

0.034 (− 0.80–2.60)

0.303

0.065 (−5.50- -0.05)

0.046

0.105 (0.42–1.58)

0.001

0.075 (0.09–0.87)

0.016

0.089 (0.21–0.96)

0.002

 SVI risk (1 = at risk)

−0.06 (−3.30–0.20)

0.082

− 0.187 (−10.80- -5.32)

< 0.001

−0.14 (−1.90- -0.80)

< 0.001

−0.018 (− 0.51–0.27)

0.559

0.011 (− 0.30–0.44)

0.706

Protective factors

 GSE score

0.069 (0.01–0.24)

0.036

0.034 (−0.08–0.30)

0.288

−0.042 (− 0.07–0.01)

0.171

−0.079 (− 0.06- -0.01)

0.012

−0.069 (− 0.06- -0.01)

0.020

 Support family (1 = no support)

−0.025 (− 1.20–2.60)

0.459

0.075 (0.50–6.30)

0.022

0.026 (− 0.36–0.87)

0.412

0.005 (− 0.38–0.45)

0.881

0.031 (− 0.19–0.61)

0.305

 Support partner (1 = no support)

−0.027 (−2.60–1.10)

0.416

−0.034 (−4.40–1.30)

0.291

−0.024 (− 0.84–0.36)

0.432

−0.018 (− 0.53–0.28)

0.553

0.012 (− 0.30–0.47)

0.674

  1. Significance was accepted at p < 0.05 (highlighted in bold). ACEs Adverse Child Experiences, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, GSE General Self-Efficacy, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index, SB sedentary behaviour, TV television, SVI Social Vulnerability Index