Increased Odds for Depression and Antidepressant Use in the Inactive Spanish Population

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Eugenio Merellano-Navarro¹  Ángel Denche-Zamorano²  Jorge Pérez-Gómez²  Damián Pereira-Payo²  Miguel A. Hernández-Mocholí³  Carmen Galán-Arroyo⁴  Jose Carmelo Adsuar⁴  Jorge Rojo-Ramos⁵ 

[1] Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca 3460000, Chile;Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME), Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH), University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;

关键词: health;    depression;    physical activity;    antidepressants;    sedentary lifestyle;    active population;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph19052829

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Depression is a disabling mental illness and therefore also a serious public health problem. It affects 5% of the adult population in the world and is the leading cause of disability, with an annual cost of USD one trillion. In Spain, its prevalence is 13.4%, costing EUR 6000 million a year. Physical inactivity has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms, with physical activity associated with an improvement in health-related quality of life. Objective: To calculate the odds ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) of suffering from depression and taking antidepressants in the inactive Spanish population compared to groups with a higher level of physical activity. Method: 17,141 individuals aged 18–69 years residing in Spain and interviewed in the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey were included in this cross-sectional investigation. Results: Dependence relationships were found between the level of physical activity and the prevalence of depression and taking antidepressants (p < 0.001). We found elevated ORs and RRs for depression and antidepressant use in inactive people compared to those with a high/very high level of physical activity (Depression: OR: 4.32. CI95%: 3.35–5.57. RR: 1.59. 95% CI: 1.51–1.68; Antidepressants: OR: 4.95. CI95%: 3.59–6.82. RR: 1.61. CI95%: 1.52–1.71). Conclusions: Belonging to an inactive population group increases the risk of suffering from depression and of taking antidepressants.

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