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Table 2 Youth data surveys: baseline characteristics of adolescents, aged 15–16 years in 2017, according to depression symptoms and gender

From: The association between physical activity and symptoms of depression in different contexts – a cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents

 

Total (N = 5531)

Boys (N = 2485)

Girls (N = 2485)

No depressive symptoms (N = 4230)

Depressive symptoms (N = 994)

No depressive symptoms (N = 2230)

Depressive symptoms (N = 255)

No depressive symptoms (N = 1795)

Depressive symptoms (N = 690)

Physical activity

 How often do you do physical activity, which gets you out of breath or makes you sweaty? (N = 5224)

  Never

57 (1.3; 1.0–1.7)

28 (2.8; 1.8–3.9)

29 (1.3; 0.8–1.8)

8 (3.1; 1.0–5.3)

28 (1.6; 1.0–2.1)

19 (2.8; 1.5–4.0)

  Rarely

250 (5.9; 5.2–6.6)

87 (8.8; 7.0–10.5)

119 (5.3; 4.4–6.3)

23 (9.0; 5.5–12.5)

116 (6.5; 5.3–7.6)

61 (8.8; 6.7–11.0)

  1–2 times a month

231 (5.5; 4.8–6.2)

70 (7.0; 5.5–8.6)

106 (4.8; 3.9–5.6)

18 (7.1; 3.9–10.2)

120 (6.7; 5.5–7.8)

50 (7.2; 5.3–9.2)

  1–2 times a week

1047 (24.8; 24.5–26.1)

274 (27.6; 24.8–30.3)

507 (22.7; 21.0–24.5)

56 (22.0; 16.9–27.09

488 (27.2; 25.1–29.2)

204 (29.6; 26.2–33.0)

  3–4 times a week

1491 (35.2–33.8-36.7)

305 (30.7; 27.8–33.6)

764 (34.3; 32.3–36.2)

78 (30.6; 24.9–36.2)

661 (36.8; 34.6–39.1)

211 (30.6; 27.1–34.0)

  At least 5 times a week

1154 (27.3; 25.9–28.6)

230 (23.1; 20.5–25.8)

705 (31.6; 29.7–33.5)

72 (28.2; 22.7–33.8)

382 (21.3; 19.4–23.2)

145 (21.0; 18.0–24.1)

How often do you participate in the following activities?

 Train or compete with a sports club (N = 5202)

  Never

1844 (43.8; 42.1–45.1)

560 (56.3; 53.3–59.4)

892 (40.0; 38.0–42.0)

131 (51.4; 45.2–57.5)

871 (48.5; 46.2–50.8)

404 (58.6; 54.9–62.2)

  Rarely

260 (6.1; 5.4–6.9)

62 (6.2; 4.7–7.7)

142 (6.4; 5.4–7.4)

14 (5.5; 2.7–8.3)

103 (5.7; 4.7–6.8)

44 (6.4; 4.6–8.2)

  1–2 times a month

102 (2.4; 2.0–2.9)

21 (2.1; 1.2–3.0)

51 (2.3; 1.7–2.9)

5 (2.0; 0.3–3.7)

46 (2.6; 1.8–3.3)

14 (2.0; 1.0–3.1)

  1–2 times a week

445 (10.5; 9.6–11.4)

85 (8.6; 6.8–10.3)

236 (10.6; 9.3–11.9)

30 (11.8; 7.8–15.7)

188 (10.5; 9.1–11.9)

52 (7.5; 5.6–9.5)

  3–4 times a week

899 (21.3; 20.0–22.5)

152 (15.3; 13.1–17.5)

509 (22.8; 21.1–24.6)

44 (17.3; 12.6–21.9)

346 (19.3; 17.5–21.1)

102 (14.8; 12.1–17.4)

  At least 5 times a week

662 (15.7; 14.6–16.8)

110 (11.1; 9.1–13.0)

391 (17.5; 16.0–19.1)

28 (11.0; 7.1–14.8)

221 (12.3; 10.8–13.8)

70 (10.1; 7.9–12.4)

 Go to the gym (N = 5184)

  Never

1648 (39.0; 37.5–40.4)

404 (40.6; 37.6–43.7)

819 (36.7; 34.7–38.7)

110 (43.1; 37.1–49.2)

764 (42.6; 40.3–44.9)

273 (39.6; 35.9–43.2)

  Rarely

594 (14.0; 13.0–15.1)

109 (11.0; 9.0–12.9)

309 (13.9; 12.4–15.3)

22 (8.6; 5.2–12.1)

257 (14.3; 12.7–15.9)

83 (12.0; 9.6–14.5)

  1–2 times a month

231 (5.5; 4.8–6.2)

63 (6.3; 4.8–7.9)

98 (4.4; 3.5–5.3)

12 (4.7; 2.1–7.3)

114 (6.4; 5.2–7.5)

47 (6.8; 4.9–8.7)

  1–2 times a week

787 (18.6; 17.4–19.8)

186 (18.7; 16.3–21.1)

403 (18.1; 16.5–19.7)

31 (12.2; 8.2–16.2)

329 (18.3; 16.5–20.1)

145 (21.0; 18.0–24.1)

  3–4 times a week

669 (15.8; 14.7–16.9)

168 (16.9; 14.6–19.2)

390 (17.5; 15.9–19.1)

55 (21.6; 16.5–26.6)

250 (13.9; 12.3–15.5)

104 (15.1; 12.4–17.7)

  At least 5 times a week

264 (6.2; 5.5–7.0)

61 (6.1; 4.6–7.6)

180 (8.1; 6.9–9.2)

22 (8.6; 5.2–12.1)

65 (3.6; 2.8–4.5)

35 (5.1; 3.4–6.7)

 Exercise or keep fit independently (running, swimming, cycling, walking) (N = 5198)

  Never

859 (20.3; 19.1–21.5)

230 (23.1; 20.5–25.8)

542 (24.3; 22.5–26.1)

81 (31.8; 26.1–37.5)

272 (15.2; 13.5–16.8)

137 (19.9; 16.9–22.8)

  Rarely

827 (19.6; 18.4–20.8)

172 (17.3; 15.0–19.7)

438 (19.6; 18.0–21.3)

33 (12.9; 8.8–17.1)

356 (19.8; 18.0–21.7)

130 (18.8; 15.9–21.8)

  1–2 times a month

796 (18.8; 17.6–20-0)

171 (17.2; 14.9–19.6)

350 (15.7; 14.2–17.2)

37 (14.5; 10.2–18.8)

403 (22.5; 20.5–24.4)

131 (19.0; 16.1–21.9)

  1–2 times a week

957 (22.6; 21.4; 23.9)

204 (20.5; 18.0–23.0)

470 (21.1; 19.4–22.8)

48 (18.8; 14.0–23.6)

442 (24.6; 22.6–26.6)

143 (20.7; 17.7–23.8)

  3–4 times a week

473 (11.2; 10.2–12.1)

119 (12.0; 10.0–14.0)

256 (11.5; 10.2–12.8)

27 (10.6; 6.8–14.4)

189 (10.5; 9.1–12.0)

86 (12.5; 10.0–14.9)

  At least 5 times a week

300 (7.1; 6.3–7.9)

90 (9.1; 7.3–10.8)

156 (7.0; 5.9–8.1)

23 (9.0; 5.5–12.5))

123 (6.9; 5.7–8.0)

59 (8.6; 6.5–10.6)

 Other kinds of organized physical activity (dance, martial arts, etc.) (N = 5138)

  Never

2957 (70.0; 68.5–71.3)

670 (67.4; 64.5–70.2)

1667 (74.8; 73.0–76.6)

193 (75.7; 70.4–81.0)

1134 (63.2; 60.9–65.4)

446 (64.6; 61.2–68.2)

  Rarely

320 (7.6; 6.8–8.4)

69 (6.9; 5.4–8.5)

167 (7.5; 6.4–8.6)

15 (5.9; 3.0–8.8)

140 (7.8; 6.6–9.0)

53 (7.7; 5.7–9.7)

  1–2 times a month

85 (2.0; 1.6–2.4)

31 (3.1; 2.0–4.2)

39 (1.7; 1.2–2.3)

9 (3.5; 1.3–5.8)

40 (2.2; 1.6–2.9)

22 (3.2; 1.9–4.5)

  1–2 times a week

380 (9.0; 8.1–9.9)

93 (9.4; 7.6–11.2)

148 (6.6; 5.6–7.7)

10 (3.9; 1.5–6.3)

214 (11.9; 10.4–13.4)

80 (11.6; 9.2–14.0)

  3–4 times a week

246 (5.8; 5.1–6.5)

69 (6.9; 5.4–8.5)

101 (4.5; 3.7–5.4)

14 (5.5; 2.7–8.3)

135 (7.5; 6.3–8.7)

52 (7.5; 5.6–9.5)

  At least 5 times a week

174 (4.1; 3.5–4.7)

44 (4.4; 3.2–5.7)

66 (3.0; 2.3–3.7)

5 (2.0; 0.3–3.7)

95 (5.3; 4.3–6.3)

27 (3.9; 2.5–5.4)

  1. Depression symptoms coded as ≥80th percentiles, no depression symptoms coded as <80th percentiles