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December 5, 2016Journal of Physical Activity and HealthOpen Access

Associations Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms by Weight Status Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Diabetes MILES–Australia

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MCMelinda CraikeKMKylie MoselyJBJessica L. Browne

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Cross-sectional survey reveals physical activity correlates with fewer depressive symptoms in type 2 diabetes, indicating required activity levels vary by weight status.

Key Points

  • To examine the association between physical activity and depressive symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes, and to determine whether this relationship differs across weight status categories.
  • Analyzed cross-sectional data from 705 adults with type 2 diabetes participating in the national Diabetes MILES–Australia survey.
  • Assessed physical activity using the IPAQ-SF, depressive symptoms using the PHQ-9, and weight categories via self-reported BMI.
  • Evaluated differences and interaction effects using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
  • Depressive symptom scores varied significantly across physical activity levels and weight categories (effect size = 0.03, P = 0.007).
  • For healthy weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) and overweight (BMI 25–29.9) adults, only high physical activity was significantly associated with fewer depressive symptoms.
  • For adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30), both moderate and high levels of physical activity were significantly associated with lower depressive symptoms.

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Craike et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0e1f20e56f987c96d08c8ahttps://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0196
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