Table 4

Crude and adjusted^a odds of depressive symptoms according to the social context of physical activity.

Social factor

Category

Crude odds ratio

95% CI

P

Adjusted^a odds ratio

Adjusted^a 95% CI

P

Others discourage me

Never/rarely

1.00

1.00

Sometimes

1.62

1.16–2.26

0.005

1.70

1.20–2.42

0.003

Often

2.39

1.11–5.15

0.025

2.28

1.00–5.16

0.049

No one to exercise with

Never/rarely

1.00

1.00

Sometimes

1.25

0.94–1.66

0.134

1.16

0.86–1.56

0.333

Often

1.57

1.09–2.25

0.014

1.37

0.94–1.99

0.107

Member of a sporting club

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.76

0.58–0.99

0.045

0.76

0.57–1.01

0.061

How often a family member is active with you

Never/rarely

1.00

1.00

A few times

0.73

0.55–0.96

0.022

0.77

0.58–1.03

0.074

Often

0.64

0.46–0.90

0.009

0.61

0.43–0.87

0.007

How often a friend is active with you

Never/rarely

1.00

1.00

A few times

1.12

0.84–1.49

0.439

1.06

0.79–1.44

0.684

Often

0.82

0.58–1.15

0.248

0.83

0.58–1.19

0.315

Have a dog you walk regularly

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.93

0.71–1.20

0.578

0.94

0.71–1.23

0.633

Have someone to walk with in your neighbourhood

Agree

1.00

1.00

Other (than agree)

0.77

0.61–0.98

0.037

0.80

0.62–1.03

0.083

^aAdjusted for age, marital status and physical health.

Teychenne et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:27   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-27