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To examine the cross-sectional and long-term longitudinal relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in a community cohort.

December 1, 1988American Journal of Epidemiology

Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: The Nhanes I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study

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To examine the cross-sectional and long-term longitudinal relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in a community cohort.
Analyzed 1,900 healthy participants aged 25–77 years from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (1982–1984) over an average follow-up of eight years.
Assessed depressive symptomatology using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) against recreational and non-recreational physical activity, adjusting for age, education, income, employment, and chronic conditions.
Cross-sectionally, little or no physical activity (both recreational and non-recreational) was significantly associated with depressive symptoms in both White and Black participants.
Prospectively, after excluding individuals with depressive symptoms at baseline, low recreational physical activity independently predicted depressive symptoms eight years later in White women (adjusted OR ≈ 2; 95% CI, 1.1–3.2).

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MFMary E. FarmerUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust BLBen Z. LockePennsylvania State University EMEve K. MościckiNational Institutes of Health

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Prospective cohort study finds low recreational physical activity predicts higher risk of depressive symptoms in women, indicating exercise may protect against depression.

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Farmer et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08ef73720b08f65a5b8b2e https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115087

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Prospective cohort study finds low recreational physical activity predicts higher risk of depressive symptoms in women, indicating exercise may protect against depression.

Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: The Nhanes I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study

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Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: The Nhanes I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study

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