Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios relating level of leisure time activity to self-rated general and mental health and presence of chronic condition(s), by Aboriginal identity, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

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  First Nations off reserve (n=1,522) Métis (n=1,533) Inuit (n=359) Total Aboriginal (n=3,414) Non-Aboriginal (n=129,494)
Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
Self-rated health
Active leisure time 1.50 0.93 2.41 3.48* 2.04 5.93 2.13 0.66 6.92 2.24* 1.59 3.17 2.16* 2.04 2.29
Moderately active leisure time 0.93 0.56 1.52 1.55 0.93 2.56 1.34 0.36 4.97 1.22 0.88 1.70 1.52* 1.44 1.61
Inactive leisure time† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Self-rated mental health
Active leisure time 1.55 0.98 2.46 1.74* 1.00 3.03 0.62 0.18 2.18 1.58* 1.12 2.22 1.52* 1.43 1.62
Moderately active leisure time 1.47 0.90 2.40 1.12 0.67 1.85 1.69 0.61 4.71 1.31 0.94 1.81 1.29* 1.21 1.36
Inactive leisure time† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
One or more chronic conditions
Active leisure time 1.62 0.93 2.81 0.82 0.47 1.44 3.39 0.92 12.44 1.24 0.84 1.82 0.93 0.87 0.98
Moderately active leisure time 1.70 0.95 3.05 0.69 0.39 1.20 1.38 0.46 4.15 1.12 0.76 1.64 1.04 0.98 1.10
Inactive leisure time† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
... not applicable
Note: All models control for age, sex, marital status, number of dependant children in household, education, employment status, household income, and population density.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.