Table 1 Regression models for three health indicators during incarceration

Recall questions (before incarceration)

General health

0.17

< 0.001

--

--

--

--

Life satisfaction

--

--

0.10

0.018

--

--

Health issues

--

--

--

--

0.41

< 0.001

Sporting activity in prison (Ref. no sports)

up to 1.5 h/week

0.34

0.233

0.25

0.442

-0.20

0.414

between 2 and 4 h/week

0.99

< 0.001

0.88

0.005

-0.54

0.026

5 h/week or more

2.12

< 0.001

1.31

< 0.001

-0.80

< 0.001

Screen time in prison (Ref. <2 h/day)

appr. 2 h/day

0.26

0.464

0.42

0.300

-0.49

0.109

between 3 and 4 h/day

-0.16

0.615

-0.32

0.362

0.46

0.085

5 h/day or more

-0.67

0.059

0.10

0.800

0.23

0.455

Length of sentence to date (Ref. <1 year)

between 1 and 2 years

-0.16

0.538

-0.58

0.053

0.41

0.074

between 2 and 5 years

-0.28

0.340

-0.03

0.933

0.30

0.245

5 years and longer

-0.06

0.860

-0.27

0.464

0.14

0.612

Socio-demographics

Age

0.01

0.320

0.01

0.293

-0.02

0.085

Education

-0.15

0.115

-0.24

0.029

0.08

0.339

Model fit (R²)

0.175

0.079

0.129