Journal article
Physical activity patterns and risk of depression in young adulthood: a 20-year cohort study since childhood
C McKercher, K Sanderson, MD Schmidt, P Otahal, GC Patton, T Dwyer, AJ Venn
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Published : 2014
Abstract
Purpose: Little is known about how physical activity patterns during childhood and adolescence are associated with risk of subsequent depression. We examined prospective and retrospective associations between leisure physical activity patterns from childhood to adulthood and risk of clinical depression in young adulthood.Methods: Participants (759 males, 871 females) in a national survey, aged 9–15 years, were re-interviewed approximately 20 years later. Leisure physical activity was self-reported at baseline (1985) and follow-up (2004–2006). To bridge the interval between the two time-points, historical leisure activity from age 15 years to adulthood was self-reported retrospectively at fol..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (211316); the National Heart Foundation (GOOH 0578); the Tasmanian Community Fund (D0013808); and Veolia Environmental Services. KS was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT0991524). The authors gratefully acknowledge the study sponsors (Sanitarium, ASICS, and Target), the contributions of the study's project manager, Ms Marita Dalton, all other project staff, volunteers, and study participants. Associate Professor Leigh Blizzard provided valuable statistical advice.