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 3

Estimation of combined effects of sleep duration and physical activity on current mental health disorders risk of children aged 6-17 years, 2017-2018 NSCH.

Sleep durationPhysical activityCurrent anxietyCurrent depressionCurrent behavior/conduct problems
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)a

RecommendedRecommended1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
Recommended<Recommended1.548 (1.263, 1.899)1.429 (1.166, 1.753)2.226 (1.485, 3.335)1.888 (1.263, 2.824)0.847 (0.680, 1.054)0.952 (0.765, 1.186)
<RecommendedRecommended1.386 (1.025, 1.873)1.508 (1.111, 2.047)2.204 (1.270, 3.824)2.463 (1.397, 4.343)1.543 (1.134, 2.100)1.382 (1.008, 1.895)
<Recommended<Recommended2.126 (1.703, 2.654)2.098 (1.680, 2.620)3.941 (2.604, 5.964)3.563 (2.339, 5.427)1.318 (1.032, 1.685)1.312 (1.023, 1.681)

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