Table 2

The association between hours of sleep duration and psychological distress (K6), social media use, hours of homework and other sociodemographic factors among adolescents aged 13–19 years

CharacteristicsUnadjusted modelsAdjusted model 1*
(N=1017, n=585)
Adjusted model 2*
(N=1625, n=1140)
K6 score
 6–181 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 19–301.64 (1.29, 2.08)1.53 (1.09, 2.14)1.51 (1.17, 1.96)
Social media
 ≤3 hours1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 ≥4 hours1.31 (0.99, 1.73)1.72 (1.21, 2.47)1.34 (1.01, 1.79)
Homework
 ≤2 hours1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 ≥3 hours1.45 (1.16, 1.81)1.42 (1.03, 1.96)1.37 (1.07, 1.75)
Gender
 Male1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 Female1.19 (0.88, 1.61)0.92 (0.61, 1.38)0.94 (0.68, 1.30)
 Other0.66 (0.27, 1.62)0.16 (0.02, 1.06)0.41 (0.08, 2.09)
Age1.00 (0.92, 1.09)1.02 (0.91, 1.15)1.02 (0.93, 1.12)
BMI
 Normal1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 Underweight0.91 (0.57, 1.44)0.73 (0.36, 1.48)0.85 (0.52, 1.38)
 Overweight1.22 (0.90, 1.65)0.99 (0.66, 1.49)1.19 (0.86, 1.63)
 Obese1.38 (0.91, 2.09)1.49 (0.83, 2.69)1.45 (0.93, 2.24)
Working
 No1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)
 Yes1.02 (0.81, 1.29)1.15 (0.82, 1.60)1.17 (0.90, 1.51)
Socioeconomic status
 5 least disadvantaged1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)NA
 41.26 (0.82, 1.94)1.11 (0.70, 1.77)NA
 31.05 (0.66, 1.67)0.98 (0.59, 1.60)NA
 21.78 (1.11, 2.84)1.47 (0.89, 2.41)NA
 1 most disadvantaged1.83 (1.16, 2.87)1.86 (1.13, 3.07)NA
  • *Adjusted model 1 included all the variables as covariates whereas adjusted model 2 did not include socioeconomic status as a covariate. Socioeconomic status was missing for approximately 50% of participants and was excluded from adjusted model 2 to maximise the use of available data in the complete case analysis.

  • BMI, body mass index; K6, Kessler Psychological Distress 6-item scale; NA, not available.