Lifestyle scores were categorized into dichotomous responses (yes/no) before being entered into a logistic regression. Depression, anxiety and stress scores were categorized into a dichotomous response (yes/no) before submitted to univariate analysis. Participants with a cut-off score of ≥10 in depression, ≥8 in anxiety and ≥15 in stress dimension were considered as having these disorders as referenced by the DASS manual [10 (link)] (Table 1 ). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Version 23.0 for the Windows platform (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Prevalence estimates (%) were presented at 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) calculated from the Standard Error (SE).
Univariate analysis derived mean values, standard deviations (SD), frequencies (n) and proportion percentages (%) from categorical and continuous variables. Bivariate and multivariate analyses then measured the strength of the associations between variables and sought to identify significant correlates of depression, anxiety and stress. All tests were two-tailed with the level of statistical significance defined as p < 0.05. Results were presented as odds ratio (ORs) and as 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Univariate analysis derived mean values, standard deviations (SD), frequencies (n) and proportion percentages (%) from categorical and continuous variables. Bivariate and multivariate analyses then measured the strength of the associations between variables and sought to identify significant correlates of depression, anxiety and stress. All tests were two-tailed with the level of statistical significance defined as p < 0.05. Results were presented as odds ratio (ORs) and as 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).