Depressive Symptoms and Lifestyle Related Factors in Japanese Employees

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and lifestyle related factors.Methods: 2,220 employees (1,069 for males and 1,151 for females) in Japan completed the screening test of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).The cutoff point for the CES-D scores was 16 or above (high scorers).Results: The identified factors that showed significant effect from the binomial multivariate logistic regression for high scorers were as follows: "habits of having breakfast" in all participants; "have good eating habits" in females and all participants; "satisfaction with sleep" in males, females, and all participants; "smoking habits" in females; "daily alcohol consumption" in males and all participants; "hypertension" in females; "periodontal disease" in all participants; "history of medication" in females and all participants.Conclusion: Healthy lifestyle was found to be a factor related to the depressive symptoms of the Japanese employees.