Table 3.
Associations Between (1) Vigorous PA* and Mental Health and (2) Vigorous PA and Perceived Stress, N = 14,706*
| Poor Mental Health |
Perceived Stress |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR (95% CI)† |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡ |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)† |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡ |
|
| Met vigorous PA recommendations in college |
0.79 (0.69, 0.90) | 0.83 (0.72, 0.96) | 0.75 (0.67, 0.83) | 0.77 (0.69, 0.87) |
| Female | 1.46 (1.28, 1.65) | 1.41 (1.24, 1.60) | 1.63 (1.48, 1.79) | 1.59 (1.45, 1.75) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| African-American | 0.93 (0.71, 1.22) | 0.89 (0.67, 1.17) | 1.12 (0.90, 1.39) | 1.08 (0.87, 1.34) |
| Asian | 1.50 (1.23, 1.82) | 1.45 (1.19, 1.78) | 1.45 (1.24, 1.69) | 1.42 (1.21, 1.66) |
| Other | 1.27 (0.95, 1.69) | 1.24 (0.92, 1.66) | 1.25 (1.00, 1.56) | 1.23 (0.98, 1.54) |
| SEP (attended college) | ||||
| Both parents | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Only one parent | 1.08 (0.91, 1.28) | 1.06 (0.89, 1.25) | 1.11 (0.97, 1.27) | 1.09 (0.96, 1.24) |
| Neither parent | 1.18 (1.01, 1.36) | 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) | 1.09 (0.95. 1.25) | 1.05 (0.92, 1.21) |
| Weight status | ||||
| Underweight | 1.14 (0.81, 1.61) | 1.12 (0.80, 1.59) | 1.00 (0.78, 1.29) | 0.99 (0.77, 1.28) |
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight | 1.12 (0.95, 1.30) | 1.13 (0.97, 1.33) | 1.15 (1.02, 1.30) | 1.17 (1.03, 1.32) |
| Obesity | 1.22 (0.98, 1.51) | 1.23 (1.00, 1.52) | 1.34 (1.12, 1.62) | 1.35 (1.13, 1.63) |
| Class II obesity | 1.63 (1.20, 2.22) | 1.66 (1.22, 2.26) | 1.92 (1.55, 2.40) | 1.95 (1.56, 2.44) |
| Socializing | ||||
| High (2+ h and 5+ friends) |
1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Low (≤2 h or <5 friends) |
2.23 (1.94, 2.56) | 1.77 (1.58, 1.99) | ||
*
PA indicates physical activity; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SEP, socioeconomic position; and BMI, body mass index.
†
Adjusted for response rate, meeting vigorous physical activity recommendations in high school, sex, age, weight status, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and year in school.
‡
Adjusted for response rate, meeting vigorous physical activity recommendations in high school, sex, age, weight status, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, year in school, and socializing.