Exercise habits in adolescence, older age, or both were associated with a 37% to 54% lower odds of geriatric depression compared to no exercise habits in 1629 adults aged 65-84 years in Japan.
Observational (n=1,629)
No
Does exercise in adolescence and/or older age reduce the prevalence of geriatric depression in older adults?
Exercise habits during adolescence, older age, or both are significantly associated with a lower prevalence of geriatric depression.
Effect estimate: OR 0.46 to 0.63 depending on group and sex (95% CI Men: NA 0.26-0.89, AN 0.32-0.90, AA 0.26-0.83; Women: NA 0.41-0.98, AN 0.40-0.88, AA 0.40-0.99)
Background Exercise in older age improves depressive symptoms and prevents the onset of geriatric depression. Additionally, exercise in adolescence also enhances cognitive function, which may contribute to the prevention of geriatric depression. Therefore, the combination of exercise habits in adolescence and older age may be more effective in preventing geriatric depression.
Shi et al. (Thu,) conducted a observational in Community-dwelling older adults aged 65-84 years from the Bunkyo Health Study (n=1,629). Exercise habits in adolescence and/or older age vs. No exercise habits in adolescence or older age was evaluated on Prevalence of geriatric depression defined as Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥5 (OR 0.46 to 0.63 depending on group and sex, 95% CI Men: NA 0.26-0.89, AN 0.32-0.90, AA 0.26-0.83; Women: NA 0.41-0.98, AN 0.40-0.88, AA 0.40-0.99). Exercise habits in adolescence, older age, or both were associated with a 37% to 54% lower odds of geriatric depression compared to no exercise habits in 1629 adults aged 65-84 years in Japan.