Associations between television watching and car riding behaviors and development of depressive symptoms: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the longitudinal association between sedentary behaviors and risk of development of depressive symptoms.

Patients and methods

The study population consisted of 4802 participants in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (1012 women and 3790 men) aged 18 to 80 years who did not report depressive moods when they completed a health survey during 1982 in which they reported their time spent watching television (TV) and riding in a car each week. All participants completed a follow-up health survey when they responded to the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Those who scored 8 or more on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were considered to have depressive symptoms.

Results

Among the 4802 participants, 568 re

SUBMITTER: Sui X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4350459 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature