Key result
Depressive symptoms in active adults linked to ~97% higher odds of obesity.
Why the study?
Cardiometabolic risk factors are emerging health concerns worldwide, and the combined association of physical activity and depressive symptoms with these risk factors in Chilean adults was not well established.
Does the combination of physical activity levels and depressive symptoms associate with cardiometabolic risk factors in Chilean adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=5,995)
Does the combination of physical activity levels and depressive symptoms associate with cardiometabolic risk factors in Chilean adults?
Odds Ratio: 1.97 (95% CI 1.49–2.59)
p-value: p=< 0.001
Depressive symptoms are positively associated with overweight, obesity, and high waist circumference even among adults who meet physical activity recommendations.
Supports joint activity-mood screening in cardiometabolic assessment; leaves open causality and intervention effects pending longitudinal data.
Cardiometabolic risk factors such as obesity, raised blood pressure, high blood glucose and dyslipidemia are emerging health concerns worldwide. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the combined association between physical activity and depressive symptoms with cardiometabolic risk factors in Chilean adults. Data was obtained from the National Health Survey of Chile 2016-2017, with a sample of 5995 adult participants. Assessment of Physical activity and depressive symptoms were done using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the CIDI ShortForm (CIDI-SF), respectively. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to estimate the combined association of physical activity and depressive symptoms with cardiometabolic risk factors. Participants in the category ≥ 150 min/Depressive symptoms had the highest prevalence of overweight (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.17-2.05), obesity (OR: 1.97, 95% CI: 1.49-2.59) and high waist circumference (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: 1.39-1.92). Participants in the < 150 min/No depressive symptoms category had a lower prevalence of overweight/obesity (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.60-0.78) and a 25% reduced high triglycerides prevalence, in comparison with the active category with no depressive symptoms. There is a positive association between depressive symptoms and overweight, obesity and waist circumference among subjects that complete physical activity recommendations but have depressive symptoms.
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Ferrero‐Hernández et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiometabolic risk factors (n=5,995). Depressive symptoms despite meeting physical activity guidelines (≥ 150 min/week) vs. Meeting physical activity guidelines (≥ 150 min/week) with no depressive symptoms was evaluated on Obesity (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.49-2.59, p=< 0.001). Chilean adults who met physical activity guidelines but had depressive symptoms had significantly higher odds of obesity (OR 1.97) compared to active adults without depressive symptoms.
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