Table 3.

Cross-sectional associations between physical activity at recommended levels and anxiety and/or depression symptoms at phase 1 (1985–1988) (N = 9,309)

	OR (CI 95 %)	P value
Anxiety symptoms
Model 1
Physical activity
Yes	0.71 (0.54, 0.91)	0.01
No	1 (reference)
Model 2
Physical activity
Yes	0.71 (0.55, 0.93)	0.01
No	1 (reference)
Depression symptoms
Model 1
Physical activity
Yes	0.63 (0.48, 0.81)	<0.001
No	1 (reference)
Model 2
Physical activity
Yes	0.63 (0.49, 0.82)	0.001
No	1 (reference)
Combined anxiety and depression symptoms
Model 1
Physical activity
Yes	0.72 (0.54, 0.97)	0.03
No	1 (reference)
Model 2
Physical activity
Yes	0.74 (0.54, 1.01)	0.05
No	1 (reference)

Model 1: Crude ORs

Model 2: ORs adjusted for sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, occupational grade, satisfaction with work, stressful life events score, smoking, alcohol intake and respiratory disease