Lower grip strength and insufficient physical activity can increase depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older European adults: a longitudinal study

Table 2 Interactions between grip strength and physical activity

EURO-D		β (95%CI)	P
Grip strength	Middle	−0.003(− 0.09–0.08)	0.939
Grip strength	High	0.03(−0.09–0.15)	0.613
Physical inactivity	Inactivity	0.79(0.61–10.96)	< 0.001^*
Grip strength × Physical inactivity	Middle × Inactivity	−0.34(− 0.58--0.11)	0.004^*
Grip strength × Physical inactivity	High × Inactivity	−0.47 (− 0.82--0.12)	0.009^*

Adjusted for age, gender, European region, marital status, education, employment status, family economic level, smoking status, alcohol intake, heart attack, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, mobility limitation, body mass index and cognitive function
Abbreviations: β coefficient, CI confidence interval
^*represented P value less than 0.05

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