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Table 4 MLR analyses of longitudinal associations between T1 stress and behavioural outcomes at T2

From: Associations between psychological stress, eating, physical activity, sedentary behaviours and body weight among women: a longitudinal study

T2 outcomesa

 

βb

Bc

(95% CI)

P

BMI

 

0.04

0.09

(0.04, 0.13)

<0.0005

  

OR

(95% CI)

P

BMI category

    
 

Healthy weight (18.5–24.9 kg m-2)

   
 

Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg m-2)

1.02

(0.97,1.08)

0.454

 

Obese (BMI 30.0 kg m -2 or more)

1.11

(1.00,1.23)

0.043

LTPA (per week)

    
 

Low (≤52 mins)

   
 

Medium (53 mins-4 hours)

0.93

(0.88,0.98)

0.004

 

High (5+ hours)

0.89

(0.84,0.94)

<0.0005

Sitting time (per week)

    
 

Low (≤30 hours)

   
 

Medium (31–52 hours)

0.96

(0.92,1.00)

0.051

 

High (53+ hours)

1.02

(0.97,1.08)

0.339

Television viewing time (per week)

    
 

Low (≤13 hours)

   
 

Medium (14–21 hours)

1.07

(1.01,1.12)

0.014

 

High (22+ hours)

1.04

(0.98,1.11)

0.146

Potato crisps or salty snack foods

    
 

Low (<once/month)

   
 

Medium (1–3 times/month)

1.01

(0.95,1.07)

0.745

 

High (1+ times/week)

1.04

(0.98,1.10)

0.219

Chocolates or lollies

    
 

Low (≤3 times/month)

   
 

Medium (once/week)

1.01

(0.96,1.07)

0.652

 

High (2+ times/week)

1.02

(0.97,1.07)

0.453

Cake, doughnuts and sweet biscuits

    
 

Low (≤3 times/month)

   
 

Medium (once/week)

1.01

(0.96,1.05)

0.787

 

High (2+ times/week)

1.00

(0.95,1.04)

0.931

Pies, pastries or sausage rolls

    
 

Low (<once/month)

   
 

Medium (1–3 times/month)

0.98

(0.94,1.02)

0.401

 

High (1+ times/week)

1.05

(0.98,1.12)

0.154

Fast foods (e.g. McDonalds, KFC)

    
 

Low (<once/month)

   
 

Medium (1–3 times/month)

1.04

(0.99,1.08)

0.103

 

High (1+ times/week)

1.08

(1.02,1.14)

0.011

Pizza

    
 

Low (<once/month)

   
 

Medium (1–3 times/month)

0.98

(0.94,1.03)

0.483

 

High (1+ times/week)

1.02

(0.94,1.11)

0.628

Soft drink (excluding diet soft drink)

    
 

Low (don’t drink soft drink)

   
 

Medium (<1 serve/day)

0.98

(0.93,1.03)

0.378

 

High (1+ serves/day)

1.04

(0.95,1.15)

0.398

  1. a‘Low’ is the reference category for all outcomes.
  2. Note: All analyses controlled for age, education level, marital status, employment status, smoking status, the number of dependent children, country of birth and clustering by neighbourhood. Bolded associations were significant.
  3. bStandardised regression coefficient.
  4. cUnstandardised regression coefficient with 95% confidence interval.
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