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. 2016 Jan 5;16:3. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2658-5

Table 3.

The association between levels of leisure time PA during adolescence and poor mental health at age 20/21

Girls (n=887) Boys (n=702)
Crude OR 95 % CI Adj. ORh 95 % CI Crude OR 95 % CI Adj. ORh 95 % CI
Dichotomous exposure variable
 High level of LTPAi 1 1 1 1
 Low level of LTPA 1.78 1.36–2.34 1.63 1.23–2.17 1.29 0.93–1.78 1.19 0.85–1.66
Categorical exposure variable with three levels
 Very high level of LTPAi 1 1 1 1
 High level of LTPA 1.12 0.75–1.66 1.12 0.75–1.69 1.12 0.75–1.66 1.08 0.72–1.62
 Low level of LTPA 1.92j 1.31–2.80 1.76 1.19–2.62 1.37 0.92–2.03 1.24 0.83–1.87
Change in level of LTPA (15–18 yr)
 Increase/persistent high level of LTPAi 1 1 1 1
 Reduction/persistent low level of LTPA 1.69k 1.26–2.25 1.44 1.06–1.95 1.48l 1.05–2.09 1.36 0.95–1.93

hAdjusted for BMI, mental health (14/15 yr), yearly household income and highest household education

iReference group

j Wald´s test for trend (p<0.001), kn=804, ln=593