• patient education
• risk factors

• Humans
• Depression/therapy
• Depression/epidemiology
• Obesity/psychology
• Obesity/therapy
• Obesity/epidemiology
• Overweight/therapy
• Overweight/psychology
• Overweight/epidemiology
• Internet-Based Intervention
• Internet
• Adult
• Mobile Applications
• Telemedicine

• Sport
• aerobic training
• anaerobic training
• distress
• fitness
• mental disorders
• mental health.

• Humans
• Anxiety Disorders
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Somatoform Disorders/therapy
• Exercise/psychology
• Depressive Disorder

• Lifestyle
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Physical activity
• Rehabilitation duration
• Rheumatic diseases

• Exercise
• Female
• Humans
• Inpatients
• Male
• Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (1018)

The current study is to examine the differences in physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and mental health (i.e., stress, depression, and suicidal behaviors) between early menopausal women and age-matched general middle-aged women. Among 1348 participants in South Korea, 674 participants who experienced menopause before the age of 45 were defined as the early menopausal group, and 674 women who experienced menopause from 45 years to 55 years were classified as the general group by matching age based on early menopausal women. PA, SB, and mental health were evaluated by using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). An independent t-test was used to compare the associations of PA, SB, and mental health between the two groups. To demonstrate the predictors of early menopause, variables in the study were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression. The main findings were that moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and light PA (LPA) had significant differences between the two groups, but SB had no significant differences. In mental health, only perceived stress had significant differences in this study. The moderate level of stress in the early menopausal group was twice as high as that of the general group, and the severe level of stress was even 2.6 times higher than the general group. PA plays an essential role in mitigating the causes of mortality and the risk of various chronic diseases and improving quality of life; thus, the main findings of this study could be important to provide insights on the corresponding impact between early menopausal women and PA to encourage their healthy lifestyle. Further longitudinal studies are needed to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of PA, SB, and mental health on early menopausal women.

• early menopause
• mental health
• middle-aged women
• physical activity
• sedentary behavior

• Accelerometry
• Exercise
• Female
• Humans
• Menopause
• Mental Health
• Middle Aged
• Quality of Life
• Sedentary Behavior

• Adjuvant therapy
• Brain imaging
• Fitness
• Neuroplasticity
• Physical activity

• major depression
• neuroplasticity and exercise
• paired associative stimulation
• physical activity
• transcranial magnetic stimulation

The average life expectancy has increased and despite a distinct feminization of aging, the number of older males continues to grow. Physical activity has a positive effect on health and helps to slow down the negative consequences of aging. The aim of the study was to evaluate possible relationships between physical fitness, physical activity and type of work during occupational activity among retired men (aged ≥65 years), no longer professionally active. The study included 104 men (aged from 65 to 90 years), further stratified into blue- and white-collar groups (66 and 38 subjects, respectively). The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess their physical activity levels. Physical performance was assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery test (SPPB) and handgrip strength (HGS) measurement. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to identify the risk for depression. Mean physical activity in the study population was moderate in almost 70%, high in 19% and low in 11% of the subjects. Men with high physical activity levels had better SPPB and GDS scores (p = .01 and p = .001, respectively). In the blue-collar group, the IPAQ scores were lower than in the white-collar group, although the differences were statistically insignificant. The SPPB scores and mean HGS for the dominant hand were similar in both groups. Occupational physical activity should not substitute other forms of physical activity. Regardless of the type of work performed before retirement, the men obtained similar results in terms of their physical activity.

• Retirement
• occupation
• old men
• physical activity

• health-related behavior
• mental well-being
• physical activity

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cardiac Rehabilitation/methods
• Cardiovascular Diseases/psychology
• Cardiovascular Diseases/therapy
• Exercise/psychology
• Exercise Therapy/psychology
• Exercise Therapy/standards
• Female
• Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data
• Health Surveys
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Scotland
• Young Adult

Depression has become a major global public health problem. Many studies have shown the positive effects of physical exercise on depression. However, few studies have examined the relationship between frequency of leisure time physical exercise and depression without considering the time and intensity of exercise among middle-aged and elderly people of urban communities in northern China. We conducted a cross-sectional survey that included 1604 participants among urban residents aged 50 years or older in China to evaluate how the frequency of physical exercise was related to depression. Our study showed that the prevalence of depression in the urban community of Jinan is 16.52%. For physical exercise, the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 1~2 times per week, 3~4 times per week and ≥5 times per week were 1.137 (0.661, 1.953), 0.516 (0.304, 0.875) and 0.548 (0.392, 0.768) respectively, with adjustment for age, gender, marital status, BMI, hypertension, previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes, triglyceride, total cholesterol, soy food intake, milk food intake, vegetable and fruit intake and meat intake. We concluded that physically exercising three times a week is associated with a low prevalence of depression.

• China
• cross-sectional study
• depression
• physical exercise

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Attitude to Health
• China/epidemiology
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Depressive Disorder/epidemiology
• Exercise/psychology
• Female
• Frail Elderly/psychology
• Frail Elderly/statistics & numerical data
• Humans
• Leisure Activities/psychology
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Odds Ratio
• Prevalence
• Time Factors

• 2010JC008 Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University
• 2015FY111600 Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

With the increase in the understanding of the influence of various lifestyle factors such as sedentary behaviour and level of physical activity (PA) on physical and mental health, there has been a growing research interest on how physical inactivity correlates with depressive outcomes across countries. The present study aimed to examine 1) the pattern of engaging in PA among middle- and older-aged population in four South Asian countries, and 2) whether PA is associated with higher prevalence of depression.

This cross-sectional study is based on country-representative data obtained from WHO’s World Health Survey (WHS). Subjects were 7204 men and women aged above 50 years from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, all of which are classified as Low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) in World Bank reports. Outcome variables were self-ported depression (SRD) and ever being diagnosed with depression. Association between frequency of moderate (MPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) and depression was analysed by multivariable regression methods.

Prevalence of self-reported depression was respectively 47.7%, 40.3%, 40.4% and 11.4% in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Prevalence of being ever diagnosed with depression was highest in Nepal (38.7%), followed by India (17.7%), Bangladesh (2.5%) and Sri Lanka (2%). Multivariable analysis shown statistically significant association between PA and diagnosed depression in Bangladesh and India, but not with SRD. In Bangladesh, compared to those who reported engaging in MPA on daily basis, the odds of reporting diagnosed depression were more than five times higher [AOR = 5.512; 95% CI = 1.159–26.21] for those who never took MPA. In India, those never took VPA had 44% higher [AOR = 1.442; 95% CI = 1.046–1.987] odds of being diagnosed with depression compared those who never engaged in VPA.

Lower frequency of vigorous physical activity were significantly associated with higher rates of depression diagnosed. Based on the findings, it is recommendable that health programs targeting mental health among middle- and older-aged population take steps to promote the level of PA within a multi-dimensional depression prevention framework. Longitudinal studies are needed to understand the role of vigorous and moderate physical activity on the onset and intervention of depression among elderly population in the region.

• Depression diagnosis
• Physical activity
• Self-reported depression
• South Asia
• World health survey