The association between medical fitness facility attendance and incident mental disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the effects of medical fitness facility (MFF) attendance, a proxy for exercise, on the incidence of mental disorders.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study linked members at two MFFs in Winnipeg, Canada, to health administrative databases held at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy population research data repository. Adults aged ≥ 18 years were assigned an index date at MFF membership enrollment between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2015, and matched to controls based on propensity score weighting. Cox proportional hazards models generated hazard ratios (HR) comparing the MFF group to controls on incident mental disorders (mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, dementia, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and psychotic

SUBMITTER: Tebbi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629548 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature