Prevalence and correlates of positive mental health in Chinese adolescents

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Indicators associated with positive mental health by multivariate logistic regression (crude model)

Variables^a		OR^b	95% CI
Gender	Boys	1.00
Gender	Girl	1.28	1.09–1.50
Grade	8	1.00
Grade	10	1.40	0.97–2.02
Collection method	Answering at home	1.00
Collection method	Answering at school	1.32	0.92–1.89
Perceived family economy	Poor	1.00
	Moderate	1.23	1.01–1.51
	Good	1.62	1.31–2.00
Sibling	0	1.00
Sibling	1 or more	1.30	1.09–1.55
Family form	Living with both parents	1.00
Family form	Others	1.05	0.85–1.30
BMI	Overweight/obesity	1.00
	Normal	1.07	0.81–1.40
	Thinness	0.98	0.77–1.26
Satisfaction of self-weight	Dissatisfied	1.00
	Moderate	0.89	0.72–1.09
	Satisfied	1.01	0.82–1.26
Satisfaction of self-appearance	Dissatisfied	1.00
	Moderate	1.55	1.19–2.03
	Satisfied	2.82	2.13–3.73
Physical activity	Low level	1.00
Physical activity	High level	1.31	1.13–1.52
Sleep quality	Poor	1.00
Sleep quality	Good	1.89	1.61–2.21
Stress	Often	1.00
Stress	Never or rare	1.37	1.10–1.69
Total screen time	6.5 or more hours per day	1.00
Total screen time	Up to 6 h per day	1.47	1.04–2.08
Smoking habit	Smoking or used to smoke	1.00
Smoking habit	Never	1.09	0.81–1.48
Drinking alcohol	Occasionally or often	1.00
Drinking alcohol	Never	1.06	0.89–1.26
Social trust	Low	1.00
Social trust	High	2.67	2.28–3.12
Desire to learn	Weak	1.00
Desire to learn	Strong or moderate	1.44	1.24–1.68
Teacher’s support	Low	1.00
Teacher’s support	High	1.42	1.22–1.65
Parents’ support	Low	1.00
Parents’ support	High	1.71	1.46–2.00
Bullied at school	Occasionally or often	1.00
Bullied at school	Never	1.43	1.23–1.66

Note. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
^aOutcome variables were dichotomized in symptomatic and non-symptomatic categories according to literature
^bEach category presented is tested against the reference category (OR = 1.00)

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