A 2-year longitudinal study of the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors and the development of depressive symptoms in university students.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors and the development of depressive symptoms with adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics in university students using health checkup data.

Methods

Among information obtained from university student health checkups conducted in 2017 and 2019, we analyzed both the clinical data and responses to questionnaires. The subjects used for analysis were 3190 individuals (2382 men and 808 women, mean age 19.0 years) who had been free of depressive symptoms in the 2017 survey and were available for a 2-year follow-up. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) was used as a self-rating scale for depressive symptoms. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate

SUBMITTER: Furihata R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452839 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature