Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults

Abstract Exercise has been considered as treatment and a preventive modality to alleviate depressive symptoms, but sex differences regarding specific types of exercise in association with depression have not been clearly elucidated. Here, we investigated sex differences in the association between ex...

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Autores principales:	Hyunkyu Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Junhyun Kwon, Youseok Kim, Sung-In Jang, Eun-Cheol Park
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:450e729d1f6c4f53957c58bce6d6b4932021-12-02T15:09:40ZSex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults10.1038/s41598-020-75389-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/450e729d1f6c4f53957c58bce6d6b4932020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75389-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Exercise has been considered as treatment and a preventive modality to alleviate depressive symptoms, but sex differences regarding specific types of exercise in association with depression have not been clearly elucidated. Here, we investigated sex differences in the association between exercise type and depression in Korean adults. Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were used for this study. A total of 13,914 participants who had filled in a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were included. The subjects’ exercise status had been evaluated with questions on strength exercise and walking, and answers were analysed in the current study using multivariate logistic regression. Male participants who reported having done strength exercise more than once in a week were less likely to be depressed after adjusting for covariates assumed to affect depression levels [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.60, 95% CI 0.40–0.92]. In women, walking more than once during the previous week was associated with lower depression levels after covariate adjustments (adjusted OR 0.54, CI 0.34–0.87). This study identifies the relationship between exercise and the presence of depressive symptoms and finds sex differences in the types of exercise that correlate with depression in Korean adults.Hyunkyu KimWonjeong JeongJunhyun KwonYouseok KimSung-In JangEun-Cheol ParkNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
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description	Abstract Exercise has been considered as treatment and a preventive modality to alleviate depressive symptoms, but sex differences regarding specific types of exercise in association with depression have not been clearly elucidated. Here, we investigated sex differences in the association between exercise type and depression in Korean adults. Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were used for this study. A total of 13,914 participants who had filled in a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were included. The subjects’ exercise status had been evaluated with questions on strength exercise and walking, and answers were analysed in the current study using multivariate logistic regression. Male participants who reported having done strength exercise more than once in a week were less likely to be depressed after adjusting for covariates assumed to affect depression levels [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.60, 95% CI 0.40–0.92]. In women, walking more than once during the previous week was associated with lower depression levels after covariate adjustments (adjusted OR 0.54, CI 0.34–0.87). This study identifies the relationship between exercise and the presence of depressive symptoms and finds sex differences in the types of exercise that correlate with depression in Korean adults.
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author	Hyunkyu Kim Wonjeong Jeong Junhyun Kwon Youseok Kim Sung-In Jang Eun-Cheol Park
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title	Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults
title_short	Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults
title_full	Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults
title_fullStr	Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults
title_full_unstemmed	Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults
title_sort	sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in south korean adults
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/450e729d1f6c4f53957c58bce6d6b493
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Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults

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