Research Article

Association between Sleep Duration, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Disorders: A Secondary Analysis of the National Survey of Children’s Health 2017-2018

Table 2

Logistic regression of associations between sleep duration, physical activity, and current mental health disorders of children aged 6-17 years, 2017-2018 NSCH.

FactorsCurrent anxietyCurrent depressionCurrent behavior/conduct problems
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)a

Sleep duration
 Recommended1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 <Recommended1.391 (1.219, 1.588)1.495 (1.313, 1.702)1.853 (1.537, 2.233)1.991 (1.648, 2.406)1.545 (1.308, 1.826)1.375 (1.162, 1.627)
Physical activity
 Recommended1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 <Recommended1.563 (1.330, 1.837)1.448 (1.230, 1.706)2.054 (1.535, 2.750)1.743 (1.304, 2.329)0.867 (0.726, 1.034)0.970 (0.811, 1.162)

aAdjusting for age, gender, race, highest adult education, household poverty status, and current health insurance status.