Body composition, lifestyle, and depression: a prospective study in the UK biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity has been related to depression and adhering healthy lifestyle was beneficial to lower the risk of depression; however, little is known about the relationship between body composition and fat distribution with depression risk and the influence of body composition and fat distribution on the association of lifestyle and depression. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether body composition and fat distribution were associated with the adverse events of depression and the relationship between lifestyle and depression.

Methods

We included 330,131 participants without depression at baseline in the UK Biobank (mean age, 56.9 years; 53.83% females). The assessment of depression was sourced from health outcomes across self-report, primary care, hospital inpatient

SUBMITTER: Lv X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848418 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature