Table 2.

Longitudinal associations between combined fitness categories and common mental disorders

	Common mental disorders
	Crude							Adjusted
	Depression		Anxiety		Depression or anxiety			Depression		Anxiety		Depression or anxiety
Fitness group (n in group)	N	OR (95% CIs)	P	OR (95% CIs)	P	OR (95% CIs)	P	N	OR (95% CIs)	P	OR (95% CIs)	P	OR (95% CIs)	P
Low both (7054)	23,330	2.099 (1.667 2.645)	< 0.001	1.518 (1.133, 2.036)	0.024	1.866 (1.519, 2.295)	< 0.001	22,605	1.981 (1.553, 2.527)	< 0.001	1.559 (1.148, 2.118)	0.004	1.814 (1.461, 2.252)	< 0.001
Medium both (7071)		1.389 (1.096, 1.758)	0.006	1.118 (0.833, 1.500)	0.459	1.278 (1.037, 1.574)	0.021		1.427 (1.117, 1.825)	0.004	1.209 (0.894, 1.637)	0.217	1.325 (1.067, 1.645)	0.011
High both (8601)		Reference							Reference

Adjusted for age, sex, deprivation, smoking status, baseline symptoms, total physical activity, education, parental depression, chronic illness

OR odds ratio, CIs confidence intervals, CRF cardiorespiratory fitness