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Table 6 Results of adjusted mixed models in Group 2: Differences in means comparing pre- and during pandemic outcomes of child health in children living in high housing density, n = 148 girls (n = 441 observations: n = 147 during pandemic), n = 131 boys (n = 454 observations: n = 169 during pandemic)

From: Trajectories of child mental health, physical activity and screen-time during the COVID-19 pandemic considering different family situations: results from a longitudinal birth cohort

Outcomes of child health

Boys

Girls

Difference in means (95% CI)

p-value

Difference in means (95% CI)

p-value

KINDL total score

− 1.5 (− 5.2, 2.3)

0.4

− 4.5 (− 8.3, − 0.8)

0.03

 KINDL family

− 0.8 (− 5.8, 4.3)

0.8

− 5.2 (− 10.2, − 0.2)

0.04

 KINDL physical well-being

0.3 (− 5.7, 5.1)

0.9

2.3 (− 4.9, 9.5)

0.5

 KINDL emotional well-being

1.8 (− 4–0, 7.6)

0.5

− 5.5 (− 10.6, − 0.3)

0.04

 KINDL self-esteem

− 6.3 (− 12.2, − 0.4)

0.03

− 3.7 (− 9.5, 2.2)

0.2

 KINDL friends

0.1 (− 6.5, 6.7)

0.96

− 8.5 (− 15.4, − 1.6)

0.02

 KINDL school

1.2 (− 3.9, 6.3)

0.7

− 7.3 (− 13.8, − 0.8)

0.035

SDQ total score

0.4 (− 1.3, 2.1)

0.7

2.2 (0.5, 4.0)

0.01

 SDQ emotion

− 0.8 (− 1.2, − 0.3)

0.004

0.5 (− 0.1, 1.1)

0.057

 SDQ behavior

0.1 (− 0.5, 0.7)

0.8

0.4 (− 0.2, 1.1)

0.2

 SDQ hyperactive

0.9 (0.08, 1.8)

0.03

0.9 (− 0.03, 1.7)

0.08

 SDQ peers

− 0.08 (− 0.8, 0.6)

0.8

0.3 (− 0.3, 0.9)

0.3

 SDQ prosocial

0.3 (− 0.4, 1.0)

0.4

− 0.3 (− 1.1, 0.4)

0.2

 Screen-time (h/week)

4.0 (1.4, 6.6)

0.003

− 2.0 (− 3.8, − 0.3)

0.02

 Physical activity-score

1.2 (0.01, 2.4)

0.049

1.0 (− 0.3, 2.3)

0.1

  1. P-values <0.05 are in bold and signify a statistically significant difference
  2. Models were adjusted for age of child, maternal educational attainment and maternal nationality
  3. KINDL-Scores: Higher values indicate more quality of life
  4. SDQ-Scores: Higher values indicate more difficulties, except for SDQ-prosocial-score, where it is the inverse. Physical activity-score: Higher scores indicate more physical activity