Dose-response relationship between different physical activity types and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people: a study of Chinese urban-rural differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the dose-response connection involving depressive symptoms and various types of physical activity in urban and rural populations is scarce. This study compares the dose-response connection across depressive symptoms and different types of activity in populations living in rural and urban areas.

Methods

The study is based on a cross-sectional weighted sample from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Physical activity and depressive symptoms were assessed using self-reported activity from the CHARLS questionnaire and the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Physical activity was computed in metabolic equivalents (METs) and depressive symptom cutoff is 10. 1 MET is the amount of oxygen used during rest (3.5 mL

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12105178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature