Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise with depressive symptom severity among 17,839 U.S. adults

Publication date: Available online 17 February 2019Source: Preventive MedicineAuthor(s): Jason A. Bennie, Megan J. Teychenne, Katrien De Cocker, Stuart J.H. BiddleAbstractFor the prevention and management of chronic diseases, global physical activity guidelines state that an adult should engage in regular moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity (MVPA; e.g. walking, cycling, running) and muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE; e.g. strength/resistance training). However, the associations between combined MVPA-MSE with chronic health conditions are rarely examined in large population studies. In particular, little is known associations between combined MVPA-MSE with depressive disorders, one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. The aim of this study is to describe the associations between MVPA and MSE with depressive symptom severity among a large sample of U.S. adults. Data were drawn from the U.S. 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. During phone interviews, MVPA, MSE and depressive symptom severity were assessed by validated questionnaires. Poisson regression with a robust error or variance were used to assess prevalence ratios (PR) of depressive symptom severity (mild, moderate, moderately severe/severe) across categories of physical activity guideline adherence (met neither [reference]; MSE only; MVPA only; met both), adjusting for a set of potential cofounders. Data were available on 17,839 adults (18–85 years). When compared with those meetin...

Source: Preventive Medicine - February 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research