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Table 6 Logistic regressions predicting the development of difficulty with self-care from health behaviours in the month prior to COVID-19 infection, weighted (N = 293)

From: Health behaviours the month prior to COVID-19 infection and the development of self-reported long COVID and specific long COVID symptoms: a longitudinal analysis of 1581 UK adults

 

Difficulty with self-care

OR

SE

T

P

95% CI

95% CI

Model 1

 Exercise frequency (ref no exercise)

      

   < 30 min to 2 hours

0.82

0.58

−0.28

0.78

0.20

3.30

  3h hours

0.27

0.26

−1.33

0.18

0.04

1.85

  Days of fresh air (>  15 minutes)

0.83

0.08

− 1.89

0.06

0.68

1.01

 Sleep quality (ref very good/good)

      

  Average

0.94

0.65

−0.09

0.93

0.24

3.66

  Not good/very poor

2.36

1.56

1.29

0.20

0.64

8.63

  Smoking (ref non-smoker)

1.75

0.98

1.00

0.32

0.58

5.26

  More than 14 weekly alcoholic drinks (ref = <  14)

1.39

0.85

0.55

0.59

0.42

4.61

  Number of mental health care behaviours

0.97

0.17

−0.14

0.89

0.69

1.38

Model 2

 Exercise frequency (ref no exercise)

      

   < 30 min to 2 hours

0.78

0.64

−0.30

0.76

0.16

3.84

  3h hours

0.25

0.28

−1.22

0.22

0.03

2.31

  Days of fresh air (>  15 minutes)

0.82

0.09

−1.73

0.08

0.66

1.03

 Sleep quality (ref very good/good)

      

  Average

0.93

0.75

−0.08

0.93

0.19

4.49

  Not good/very poor

2.02

1.59

0.89

0.37

0.43

9.45

  Smoking (ref non-smoker)

1.83

1.23

0.90

0.37

0.49

6.83

  More than 14 weekly alcoholic drinks (ref = <  14)

1.70

1.20

0.75

0.45

0.43

6.80

  Number of mental health care behaviours

0.89

0.16

−0.66

0.51

0.62

1.27

Model 3

 Exercise frequency (ref no exercise)

      

   < 30 min to 2 hours

0.99

0.79

−0.01

0.99

0.21

4.74

  3h hours

0.16

0.15

−1.95

0.05

0.03

1.01

  Days of fresh air (>  15 minutes)

0.84

0.09

−1.52

0.13

0.68

1.05

 Sleep quality (ref very good/good)

      

  Average

0.54

0.45

−0.74

0.46

0.11

2.73

  Not good/very poor

0.69

0.58

−0.44

0.66

0.13

3.56

  Smoking (ref non-smoker)

3.95

2.75

1.97

0.05

1.01

15.46

  More than 14 weekly alcoholic drinks (ref = <  14)

1.85

1.47

0.77

0.44

0.39

8.80

  Number of mental health care behaviours

0.78

0.16

−1.17

0.24

0.52

1.18

Model 4

 Exercise frequency (ref no exercise)

      

   < 30 min to 2 hours

0.66

0.48

−0.56

0.57

0.16

2.78

  3h hours

0.05

0.05

−2.83

< 0.01

0.01

0.39

  Days of fresh air (>  15 minutes)

0.80

0.10

−1.85

0.06

0.63

1.01

 Sleep quality (ref very good/good)

      

  Average

0.41

0.37

−0.99

0.32

0.07

2.36

  Not good/very poor

0.71

0.66

−0.37

0.71

0.12

4.35

  Smoking (ref non-smoker)

8.39

6.45

2.76

0.01

1.86

37.91

  More than 14 weekly alcoholic drinks (ref = <  14)

1.01

0.81

0.01

0.99

0.21

4.88

  Number of mental health care behaviours

0.86

0.23

−0.57

0.57

0.50

1.46

  1. Note. Data were weighted to the proportions of gender, age, ethnicity, country, and education obtained from the Office for National Statistics. Model 1 included only health behaviours (in the same model), Model 2 additionally adjusted for COVID-19 infection variables, Model 3 additionally adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics, and Model 4 additionally adjusted for pre-existing conditions
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