Table 2.

Mental health characteristics of the sample (proportions)

	All youth: proportion % (95% CI) n=9,000*	No recreational physical activity % (95% CI) n=1,800*	Some recreational physical activity but<420 minutes per week % (95% CI) n=3,800*	≥420 minutes per week of recreational physical activity % (95% CI) n=3,400*
Categorized depression scores**
PHQ-9 score≥10	8.05 (6.80–9.30)	10.26 (7.69–12.83)	8.85 (6.51–11.19)	6.00 (4.28–7.73)
PHQ-9 score≥5	22.46 (20.57–24.35)	27.40 (22.86–31.95)	23.99 (20.89–27.09)	18.29 (15.66–20.92)
Mood disorder
Has a mood disorder	4.97 (4.33–5.60)	7.82 (5.99–9.64)	5.37 (4.30–6.43)	2.97 (2.24–3.94)
Anxiety disorder
Has an anxiety disorder	8.62 (7.69–9.54)	11.69 (9.52–13.85)	8.82 (7.42–10.21)	6.83 (5.45–8.21)
Self-perceived mental health
Has fair/poor self-perceived mental health	4.30 (3.72–4.88)	6.77 (5.20–8.33)	4.57 (3.60–5.54)	2.76 (1.97–3.55)
Depression scores**
PHQ-9 score, mean (SD)	3.04 (2.86–3.21)	3.48 (3.06–3.91)	3.16 (2.87–3.45)	2.65 (2.41–2.90)

^*Rounded to the nearest hundred due to Statistics Canada data release guidelines.

^**PHQ-9 questions were asked in Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North West Territories