Association between Health-Related Physical Fitness and Self-Rated Risk of Depression in Adolescents: Dados Study.

ABSTRACT: Depression is the most common mental disorder, affecting around 5% of adolescents. Physical fitness is considered a powerful marker of physical and mental health. The scientific results on the relationship between physical fitness and depression in the adolescent population are mixed. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to analyse the association between objectively assessed physical fitness and self-rated risk of depression in a group of adolescents. A total of 225 participants (44% girls), aged 13.9 ± 0.3 years, from the Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud (DADOS) study were included in the analyses. Field-based Assessing Levels of Physical fitness and Health in Adolescents (ALPHA) health-related fitness test battery was used to objectively assess physical fitness components. The Behav

SUBMITTER: Bou-Sospedra C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7345278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature