Relationship between leisure time physical activity, sedentary behaviour and symptoms of depression and anxiety: evidence from a population-based sample of Canadian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical and sedentary activities have been identified as potentially modifiable risk factors for many diseases, including mental illness, and may be effective targets for public health policy and intervention. However, the relative contribution of physical activity versus sedentary behaviour to mental health is less clear. This study investigated the cross-sectional association between physical activity, sedentary activity and symptoms of depression and anxiety at age 14-15 in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY).

Methods

Respondents aged 14-15 years between 1996 and 2009 who reported on symptoms of depression in the NLSCY were included (n=9702). Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between physical and sed

SUBMITTER: Belair MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196847 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature