Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Depression is the leading cause of mental health-related disease burden and may be reduced by physical activity, but the dose-response relationship between activity and depression is uncertain.

Objective

To systematically review and meta-analyze the dose-response association between physical activity and incident depression from published prospective studies of adults.

Data sources

PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and the reference lists of systematic reviews retrieved by a systematic search up to December 11, 2020, with no language limits. The date of the search was November 12, 2020.

Study selection

We included prospective cohort studies reporting physical activity at 3 or more exposure levels and risk estimates for depression with 3000 or

SUBMITTER: Pearce M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9008579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature