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Table 3 Linear mixed effect model of factor associated with academic performance of different disciplines

From: Time outdoors positively associates with academic performance: a school-based study with objective monitoring of outdoor time

Variables

Chinese lesson

Mathematics lessons

English lessons

β (95%CI)

P

β (95%CI)

P

β (95%CI)

P

Outdoor time, hrs/day

5.770(3.476 ~ 8.064)

 < 0.001*

4.051(1.851 ~ 6.252)

 < 0.001*

5.737(3.534 ~ 7.940)

 < 0.001*

Sleeping time, hrs/day

4.682(2.667 ~ 6.698)

 < 0.001*

3.302(1.296 ~ 5.309)

0.001*

5.569(3.682 ~ 7.457)

 < 0.001*

Learning time out of school, hrs/day

-1.921(-2.827 ~ -1.015)

 < 0.001*

-1.814(-2.710 ~ -0.918)

 < 0.001*

-1.041(-1.884 ~ -0.198)

0.016*

Gender, girls/boys

6.101(4.190 ~ 8.013)

 < 0.001*

-1.379(-3.284 ~ 0.526)

0.156

4.716(2.923 ~ 6.509)

 < 0.001*

Age

2.831(1.245 ~ 4.416)

0.001*

1.816(0.230 ~ 3.402)

0.025*

1.599(0.109 ~ 3.09)

0.036*

Father education

 Junior high school and below

 

 

 

 High school or vocational school

2.349(-0.620 ~ 5.318)

0.121

1.254(-1.715 ~ 4.224)

0.408

3.153(0.362 ~ 5.944)

0.027*

 Undergraduate or junior college

5.040(1.498 ~ 8.582)

0.005*

4.191(0.666 ~ 7.715)

0.020*

6.532(3.216 ~ 9.848)

 < 0.001*

 Master degree or above

3.391(-3.769 ~ 10.550)

0.353

7.336(0.186 ~ 14.487)

0.044*

9.275(2.551 ~ 15.999)

0.007*

Mother education

 Junior high school and below

 

 

 

 High school or vocational school

1.726(-1.187 ~ 4.639)

0.245

2.309(-0.599 ~ 5.217)

0.120

0.692(-2.043 ~ 3.426)

0.620

 Undergraduate or junior college

4.941(1.551 ~ 8.331)

0.004*

4.021(0.652 ~ 7.389)

0.019*

6.580(3.393 ~ 9.766)

 < 0.001*

 Master degree or above

10.166(1.108 ~ 19.225)

0.028*

7.337(-1.754 ~ 16.427)

0.114

6.421(-2.134 ~ 14.976)

0.141

Family income (RMB/month)

  <  = 6000

 

 

 

 6000–10,000

-0.383(-2.927 ~ 2.162)

0.768

-0.002(-2.545 ~ 2.542)

0.999

0.553(-1.838 ~ 2.944)

0.650

 10,000–20,000

2.741(-0.081 ~ 5.562)

0.057

0.604(-2.203 ~ 3.412)

0.673

1.194(-1.450 ~ 3.837)

0.376

  > 20,000

2.660(-0.944 ~ 6.264)

0.148

1.371(-2.206 ~ 4.947)

0.453

0.061(-3.306 ~ 3.427)

0.972

  1. *P < 0.05