Figure 1
Study population (flowchart).
* Missing data summarise 45 since data is missing on both variables for the same participants.
** One participant answered being physically active 2020 hours/week, and one participant answered being at pension.
*** 4 participants answered stay-at-home as occupation. Since all 4 were categorised with high MH, it was not possible to estimate odds for low MH and they were therefore excluded from this study.
Table 1
The characteristics of the study population.
| INADEQUATELY PHYSICALLY ACTIVEN (%) = 344 (45.5) | ADEQUATELY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE N (%) = 412 (54.5) | TOTAL SAMPLE N (%) = 756 (100) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age | ||||
| 16–24 | 118 (34.30) | 213 (51.70) | 331 (43.78) | <0.001 |
| 25–34 | 226 (65.70) | 199 (48.30) | 425 (56.22) | |
| Education | ||||
| Elementary school | 35 (10.17) | 56 (13.59) | 91 (12.04) | <0.001 |
| High school | 79 (22.97) | 144 (34.95) | 223 (29.50) | |
| Vocational school | 45 (13.08) | 27 (6.55) | 72 (9.52) | |
| Higher education 3–4 years | 88 (25.58) | 82 (19.90) | 170 (22.49) | |
| Higher education above 4 years | 69 (20.06) | 77 (18.69) | 146 (19.31) | |
| Other education | 28 (8.14) | 26 (6.31) | 54 (7.14) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Self-employed | 8 (2.33) | 17 (4.13) | 25 (3.31) | <0.001 |
| Public servant | 76 (22.09) | 74 (17.96) | 150 (19.84) | |
| Skilled worker | 58 (16.86) | 29 (7.04) | 87 (11.51) | |
| Unskilled worker | 25 (7.27) | 29 (7.04) | 54 (7.14) | |
| Leave of absence | 11 (3.20) | 11 (2.67) | 22 (2.91) | |
| Unoccupied | 19 (5.52) | 23 (5.58) | 42 (5.56) | |
| Enrolled in education | 113 (32.85) | 190 (46.12) | 303 (40.08) | |
| Other | 34 (9.88) | 39 (9.47) | 73 (9.66) | |
| Relationship status | ||||
| In a relationship | 256 (74.42) | 235 (57.04) | 491 (64.95) | <0.001 |
| Single | 87 (25.29) | 169 (41.02) | 256 (33.86) | |
| Other | 1 (0.29) | 8 (1.94) | 9 (1.19) | |
| Living situation | ||||
| Living alone (with/without children) | 43 (12.50) | 79 (19.17) | 122 (16.14) | <0.001 |
| Living with spouse/cohabitee/partner (with/without children) | 213 (61.92) | 164 (39.81) | 377 (49.87) | |
| Living with one or more roommates | 28 (8.14) | 66 (16.02) | 94 (12.43) | |
| Living at my parent’s house | 56 (16.28) | 94 (22.82) | 150 (19.84) | |
| Other | 4 (1.16) | 9 (2.18) | 13 (1.72) | |
| Life events | ||||
| No | 76 (22.09) | 100 (24.27) | 176 (23.28) | 0.480 |
| Yes | 268 (77.91) | 312 (75.73) | 580 (76.72) | |
| Mental health | ||||
| Low MH | 266 (77.33) | 287 (69.66) | 553 (73.15) | 0.018 |
| High MH | 78 (22.67) | 125 (30.34) | 203 (26.85) |
[i] * P-value from a Pearson’s χ2-test with a significance level of 0.05.
Table 2
The association between physical activity and mental health.
| N (%) | UNADJUSTED | ADJUSTED* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI (95%) | P** | OR | CI (95%) | P** | ||
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Inadequately physically active | 344 (45.5) | 0.67 | (0.49; 0.93) | 0.018 | 0.62 | (0.43; 0.87) | 0.007 |
| Adequately physically active | 412 (54.5) | 1 | reference | – | 1 | reference | – |
[i] * Analysis adjusted for age, education, occupation, relationship status, living situation, and life events.
** P-value from Wald test with a significance level of 0.05.
Figure 2
The significance of the duration of PA with coefficient and 95% CI.