Associations between physical activity and depressive symptoms in women

Teychenne, Megan; Ball, Kylie; Salmon, Jo

doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-27

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 2 Proportion of women experiencing depressive symptoms by sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity dose, domain and social factors

From: Associations between physical activity and depressive symptoms in women

Variable	Category	n	No depressive symptoms (%)	Depressive symptoms (%)	P value
Age group	<30 years	286	59	41	0.000
	30–39	342	68	32
	40–49	316	70	30
	>50 years	415	80	20
Marital status	Married/defacto	872	74	26	0.002
	Separated/widowed/divorced	179	65	35
	Never married	316	64	36
Physical health	No illness/disability	1168	72	28	0.001
	Long-term illness/disability	205	60	40
LTPA
Walking	No walking	470	66	34	0.027
	0.1–1.5 hours p/week	396	70	30
	More than 1.5 hours p/week	498	74	26
Moderate	No moderate LTPA	985	69	31	0.048
	0.1–1.5 hours p/week	194	68	32
	More than 1.5 hours p/week	181	78	22
Vigorous	No vigorous LTPA	937	68	32	0.069
	0.1–1.75 hours p/week	185	71	29
	More than 1.75 hours p/week	239	76	24
Total LTPA	Less than 0.67 hours p/week	430	65	35	0.009
	0.67–3.5 hours p/week	461	72	28
	More than 3.5 hours p/week	449	75	25
Work PA
Walking	No walking	424	71	29	0.906
	0.01–3.5 hours p/week	294	70	30
	More than 3.5 hours p/week	288	69	31
Moderate	No moderate work PA	488	71	29	0.955
	0.1–2.67 hours p/week	257	70	30
	More than 2.67 hours p/week	261	70	30
Vigorous	No vigorous work PA	652	72	28	0.342
	0.1–3 hours p/week	198	68	32
	More than 3 hours p/week	168	67	33
Total Work PA	less than 0.28 hours p/week	315	73	27	0.538
	0.28–7.33 hours p/week	333	70	30
	more than 7.33 hours p/week	330	70	31
Transport PA	Less than 0.58 hours p/week	436	69	31	0.698
	0.58–2.33 hours p/week	436	72	28
	More than 2.33 hours p/week	462	70	30
Domestic PA	Less than 1.93 hours p/week	437	68	32	0.507
	1.93–6 hours p/week	480	72	28
	More than 6 hours p/week	452	71	29
Total weekly PA
Walking	Less than 3 hours	364	70	30	0.841
	3.1–9 hours	313	70	30
	More than 9 hours	309	71	29
Moderate	Less than 3 hours	355	68	32	0.301
	3.1–10 hours	320	70	30
	More than 10 hours	319	73	27
Vigorous	No vigorous PA	424	71	29	0.905
	0.1–4 hours	365	70	30
	More than 4 hours	215	71	29
Total overall	Less than 8.5 hours	322	68	32	0.391
	8.5–23 hours	307	73	27
	More than 23 hours	315	70	30
Social Factor
Others discourage me from physical activity	Never/rarely	1138	72	28	0.002
	Sometimes	171	61	39
	Often	27	52	48
Have no one to exercise with	Never/rarely	625	75	25	0.037
	Sometimes	372	71	29
	Often	175	66	34
Member of sporting club	No	980	69	31	0.044
	Yes	378	74	26
How often a family member is active with you	Never/rarely	519	65	35	0.011
	A few times	444	72	28
	Often	253	74	26
How often a friend is active with you	Never/rarely	755	69	31	0.285
	A few times	294	67	33
	Often	206	73	27
Have a dog you walk regularly	No	989	70	30	0.578
	Yes	373	71	29
Have someone to walk with in the neighbourhood	Agree	555	74	26	0.037
	Other (than agree)	803	68	32

PA, physical activity; LTPA, leisure-time physical activity

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