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Table 2 Hierarchical linear regression analysis of predictors of mental well-being (WEMWBS score) a, b, c, d

From: Quantifying the relationship between gardening and health and well-being in the UK: a survey during the covid-19 pandemic

Predictor variables (reference)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

B (SE)

p

B (SE)

p

B (SE)

p

B (SE)

p

Constant

45.50 (1.35)

< 0.001

41.08 (2.91)

< 0.001

40.87 (3.08)

< 0.001

41.52 (3.16)

< 0.001

Gender (Female)

       

 Male

2.51 (1.38)

0.07

2.34 (1.36)

0.09

2.20 (1.35)

0.10

1.66 (1.34)

0.22

Age (18–34)

        

 35–54

1.79 (1.69)

0.29

1.80 (1.73)

0.30

1.93 (1.81)

0.29

1.09 (1.81)

0.55

 55+

5.96 (1.59)

< 0.001

5.56 (1.77)

< 0.01

5.20 (1.90)

< 0.01

3.25 (2.05)

0.11

IMD quintile (First)

       

 Second

  

5.78 (2.76)

< 0.05

6.13 (2.76)

< 0.05

6.14 (2.72)

< 0.05

 Third

  

1.14 (2.57)

0.66

1.84 (2.56)

0.47

1.69 (2.52)

0.50

 Fourth

  

2.41 (2.59)

0.35

2.80 (2.57)

0.28

3.27 (2.54)

0.20

 Fifth

  

2.04 (2.55)

0.42

2.09 (2.52)

0.41

2.59 (2.49)

0.30

Household (Alone)

      

 With partner

 

3.91 (1.74)

< 0.05

3.81 (1.70)

< 0.05

2.95 (1.71)

0.09

 With family

  

0.55 (2.05)

0.79

0.80 (2.01)

0.69

0.46 (2.00)

0.82

 Shared accommodation

 

4.81 (4.20)

0.25

4.95 (4.20)

0.24

4.37 (4.17)

0.30

Obesity (Not obese)

 

 Obese

    

-2.98 (1.61)

0.08

-2.45 (1.71)

0.15

Smoking (Non-smoker)

        

 Current- or ex-smoker

    

2.26 (1.30)

0.08

2.29 (1.30)

0.08

Daily F&V intake

(5 + portions)

 

 1 or 2 portions

    

-5.01 (2.57)

0.05

-4.85 (2.55)

0.06

 3 or 4 portions

    

0.29 (1.56)

0.85

-0.50 (1.57)

0.75

Weekly gardening time (0 h)

      

 1–5 h

    

-0.12 (1.63)

0.94

 6–10 h

    

-0.28 (1.90)

0.89

 11 + hours

      

4.57 (1.92)

< 0.05

R2

0.11

0.18

0.23

0.27

Adjusted R2

0.09

0.13

0.17

0.20

  1. a Higher WEMWBS scores indicate better mental well-being
  2. b Model 1: adjusted for age and gender; Model 2: adjusted for sociodemographic variables; Model 3: adjusted for sociodemographic variables and health risk and relevant lifestyle factors; Model 4: adjusted for sociodemographic variables, health risk and relevant lifestyle factors and variables related to gardening
  3. c Predictors and coefficients in the table are derived from the best fit models for the outcome based on the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) at each stage of the regression. Other explanatory variables tested include household income, having higher education, drinking category, having long-term conditions, physical activity level, food growing, and having an allotment, but these were dropped in the process of improving model fit
  4. d Figures in bold are statistically significant at the 5% level (p < 0.05)