Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)

Background: Studies provide conflicting evidence for the protective effects of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity on depression. Recent evidence suggests that sedentary behaviors may also be associated with depression. Purpose: To examine the associations of accelerometer-derived moder...

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Main Authors: Vallance, J., Winkler, E., Gardiner, P., Healy, Genevieve, Lynch, B., Owen, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9480
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author Vallance, J.
Winkler, E.
Gardiner, P.
Healy, Genevieve
Lynch, B.
Owen, N.
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Winkler, E.
Gardiner, P.
Healy, Genevieve
Lynch, B.
Owen, N.
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description Background: Studies provide conflicting evidence for the protective effects of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity on depression. Recent evidence suggests that sedentary behaviors may also be associated with depression. Purpose: To examine the associations of accelerometer-derived moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and sedentary time with depression among a population-based sample. Methods: Cross-sectional study using 2,862 adults from the 2005-2006 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. ActiGraph accelerometers were used to derive both moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and sedentary time. Results: Depression occurred in 6.8% of the sample. For moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity, compared with those in quartile 1 (least active), significantly lower odds of depression were observed for those participants in quartiles 2 (OR = 0.55, 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.89), 3 (OR = 0.49, 95% CI, 0.26 to 0.93), and 4 (most active) (OR = 0.37, 95% CI, 0.20 to 0.70) (p for trend p< 0.01). In overweight/obese participants only, those in quartile 4 (most sedentary) had significantly higher odds for depression than those in quartile 1 (least sedentary) [quartile 3 vs 1 (OR = 1.94, 95% CI, 1.01 to 3.68) and 4 vs 1 (OR = 3.09, 95% CI, 1.25 to 7.68)]. Conclusion: The current study identified lower odds of depression were associated with increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and decreasing sedentary time, at least within overweight/obese adults.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-94802017-09-13T14:53:17Z Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006) Vallance, J. Winkler, E. Gardiner, P. Healy, Genevieve Lynch, B. Owen, N. Background: Studies provide conflicting evidence for the protective effects of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity on depression. Recent evidence suggests that sedentary behaviors may also be associated with depression. Purpose: To examine the associations of accelerometer-derived moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and sedentary time with depression among a population-based sample. Methods: Cross-sectional study using 2,862 adults from the 2005-2006 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. ActiGraph accelerometers were used to derive both moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and sedentary time. Results: Depression occurred in 6.8% of the sample. For moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity, compared with those in quartile 1 (least active), significantly lower odds of depression were observed for those participants in quartiles 2 (OR = 0.55, 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.89), 3 (OR = 0.49, 95% CI, 0.26 to 0.93), and 4 (most active) (OR = 0.37, 95% CI, 0.20 to 0.70) (p for trend p< 0.01). In overweight/obese participants only, those in quartile 4 (most sedentary) had significantly higher odds for depression than those in quartile 1 (least sedentary) [quartile 3 vs 1 (OR = 1.94, 95% CI, 1.01 to 3.68) and 4 vs 1 (OR = 3.09, 95% CI, 1.25 to 7.68)]. Conclusion: The current study identified lower odds of depression were associated with increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity and decreasing sedentary time, at least within overweight/obese adults. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9480 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.07.013 restricted
spellingShingle Vallance, J.
Winkler, E.
Gardiner, P.
Healy, Genevieve
Lynch, B.
Owen, N.
Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title_full Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title_fullStr Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title_full_unstemmed Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title_short Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: NHANES (2005-2006)
title_sort associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with depression: nhanes (2005-2006)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9480