Research Article

Gender Differences in Sleep and Mental Health among Saudi Adolescents

Table 3

Multivariate linear regression with total sleep score as outcome.

Mental disturbanceBoysGirls
BetaBeta

S Dep+S stress-18.351-11.089<0.001-16.194-8.869<0.001
S Dep only-15.011-11.960<0.001-11.371-9.002<0.001
S stress only-5.759-2.3470.19-7.361-3.1040.002
No Dep+no stressRefRef

S: severe; Dep: depression; denotes significance. The model was adjusted for the following: physical activity, diet, smoking, family structure, grades, and screen time.