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Prospective Study of Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged Women

BROWN, W, FORD, J, BURTON, N, MARSHALL, A, DOBSON, A·2005·American Journal of Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.06.009
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Background Although many studies support an inverse association between physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms, prospective relationships between these variables have been confounded by pre-existing psychological and physical health problems.Methods This study examined the dose-response relationships between self-reported PA and depressive symptoms, using cross-sectional and prospective data from a population-based cohort of middle-aged women who participated in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) between 1996 and 2001. Participants completed three mailed surveys (S1, 1996; S2, 1998; S3, 2001), which included questions about time spent in walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity PA, and measures of psychological health (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale [CESD-10], and Mental health [MH] subscale of the Short Form 36 survey). Relationships between previous (S1, S2), current (S3), and habitual (S1, S2, S3) PA and "depressive symptoms" were examined, adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related variables (n=9207).Results Mean CESD-10 scores decreased, and MH scores increased with increasing levels of previous, current, and habitual activity. Odds ratios for CESD-10 scores > or =10 or MH scores < or =52 at S3 were 30% to 40% lower among women who reported the equivalent of > or =60 minutes of moderate-intensity PA per week, compared with those who reported less PA than this. Women who were in the lowest PA category at S1, but who subsequently reported > or =240 metabolic equivalent minutes (MET.mins) per week had lower odds of CESD-10 scores of > or =10 or MH scores < or =52 at S3 than those who remained in the very low PA category.Conclusions These data suggest that there is a clear relationship between increasing PA and decreasing depressive symptoms in middle-aged women, independent of pre-existing physical and psychological health.

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Authors
BROWN, W., FORD, J., BURTON, N., MARSHALL, A., & DOBSON, A.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
BROWN, W
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Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-11
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
265-272
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.amepre.2005.06.009
OpenAlex
W1965410199
Cited by
269
References
29
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FWCI
6.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
Keywords
physical activity, depressive symptoms, middle-aged women, dose-response relationship, walking, moderate physical activity, high-intensity exercise, mental health, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, prospective cohort
MeSH terms
Australia, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Health Status, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Exercise, Confidence Intervals, Odds Ratio

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