Sedentary Behavior and the Risk of Depression in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.

ABSTRACT: Although there is good evidence that sedentary behavior is associated with poor health outcomes in healthy persons and patients with cardiovascular disease, the mental health consequences of sedentary behavior have not been widely studied. In this report, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis to examine the relation of self-reported sedentary behavior and depression in a sample of 4,043 hospitalized men and women with acute coronary syndrome enrolled in a randomized clinical trial in rural China. Sedentary behavior was assessed by self-report, and depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9); a subset of 1,209 patients also completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Results revealed that greater sedentary behavior was associated with higher levels of depressiv

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975108 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature