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Table 4 Crude and adjusteda odds of depressive symptoms according to the social context of physical activity.

From: Associations between physical activity and depressive symptoms in women

Social factor

Category

Crude odds ratio

95% CI

P

Adjusteda odds ratio

Adjusteda 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

  1. aAdjusted for age, marital status and physical health.