Table 3.
Crude and adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) with each mental health outcome and recreational physical activity stratified by sex
| RECREATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | Crude | Adjusted* | ||||
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| Overall youth OR (95%CI) | Males OR (95%CI) | Females OR (95%CI) | Overall youth OR (95%CI) | Males OR (95%CI) | Females OR (95%CI) | |
| PHQ-9≥10 | ||||||
| Zero physical activity | 1.79 (1.19–2.69)** | 2.75 (1.30–5.84)** | 1.13 (0.69–1.85) | 1.61 (0.99–2.61) | 2.57 (1.03–6.41)** | 0.95 (0.51–1.77) |
| Below guideline physical activity | 1.52 (0.98–2.35) | 2.90** (1.36–6.20) | 0.93 (0.55–1.57) | 1.61 (0.99–2.62) | 3.19 (1.30–7.85)** | 0.96 (0.52–1.78) |
| Above guideline (referent) | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
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| PHQ-9≥5 | ||||||
| Zero physical activity | 1.68 (1.26–2.25)** | 1.99 (1.30–3.07)** | 1.23 (0.83–1.82) | 1.49 (1.07–2.07)** | 2.17 (1.28–3.69)** | 0.92 (0.59–1.45) |
| Below guideline physical activity | 1.41 (1.10–1.81)** | 1.72 (1.17–2.53)** | 1.05 (0.76–1.46) | 1.36 (1.03–1.80)** | 1.60 (1.05–2.45)** | 1.02 |
| Above guideline (referent) | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
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| MOOD DISORDER | ||||||
| Zero physical activity | 2.77 (1.88–4.08)** | 3.93 (2.13–7.26)** | 1.88 (1.14–3.12)** | 1.69 (1.06–2.69)** | 1.46 (0.66–3.23) | 1.49 (0.81–2.75) |
| Below guideline physical activity | 1.85 (1.30–2.63)** | 2.22 (1.30–3.80)** | 1.44 (0.89–2.33) | 1.72 (1.14–2.59)** | 2.10** | 1.34 |
| Above guideline (referent) | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
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| ANXIETY DISORDER | ||||||
| Zero physical activity | 1.81 (1.34–2.43)** | 2.46 (1.55–3.90)** | 1.27 (0.85–1.90) | 1.36 (0.92–2.02) | 1.51 (0.79–2.88) | 1.02 (0.60–1.72) |
| Below guideline physical activity | 1.32 (1.01–1.73)** | 1.26 (0.83–1.90) | 1.2 (0.83–1.74) | 1.22 (0.87–1.71) | 1.42 (0.83–2.41) | 0.94 (0.61–1.45) |
| Above guideline (referent) | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
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| PERCIEVED MENTAL HEALTH | ||||||
| Zero physical activity | 2.56 (1.73–3.78)** | 2.49 (1.31–4.75)** | 2.10 (1.29–3.42)** | 2.27 (1.45–3.56)** | 1.91 (0.88–4.13) | 1.88 (1.07–3.32)** |
| Below guideline physical activity | 1.69 (1.15–2.46)** | 2.01 (1.07–3.79)** | 1.3 (0.81–2.08) | 1.64 (1.10–2.46)** | 1.89 (0.93–3.83) | 1.26 (0.76–2.09) |
| Above guideline (referent) | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
*
adjusted models include age, income, geographic region, smoking status, alcohol consumption, chronic conditions, drug use, student status, obesity, and non-recreational physical activity, see Table 1.
**
indicates statistical significance at the 95% level of confidence where the lower confidence limit is >1.0.