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| Title |
The association between leisure time physical activity in adolescence and poor mental health in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2658-5 |
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| Authors |
Per Hoegh Poulsen, Karin Biering, Johan Hviid Andersen |
| Abstract |
The incidence of poor mental health (MH) is increasing in Denmark and worldwide, especially among 16-24 year olds. Low physical activity (PA) during adolescence seems to be a risk factor for poor MH in early adulthood. Among adults, it appears that a high level of PA may be protective against poor MH. We aimed to examine whether high levels of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) during adolescence reduced the risk of poor MH at age 20/21. Prospective cohort study with data collected during 2004-2010 in the western part of Denmark. The study population was 3031 young people (age 14/15 in 2004). LTPA was the exposure variable and originates from questionnaires in 2004/2007. MH was the outcome variable and was measured at age 20/21 in 2010. MH was evaluated using a short version of the CES-DC. Logistic regression was used to analyse the associations between levels of LTPA and MH. All analyses were stratified by gender. 1,589 adolescents were included in the final analyses. Girls at 14/15 years of age with a low level of LTPA had an Adjusted Odds Ratio(AOR) of 1.63 (95 % CI = 1.23-2.17) for poor MH as 20/21 year olds, compared to girls with a high level of LTPA. Among boys, the corresponding AOR = 1.19 (95 % CI = 0.85-1.66). We found an exposure-response relationship between levels of LTPA and MH among girls, but not among boys. Girls with a reduction/persistent low level of LTPA between the ages of 15-18 had an increased risk for poor MH at age 20/21 compared to the reference group. Among girls, we found an association between a low level of LTPA among 14/15 year olds as well as a reduction/persistent low level of LTPA over time with poor MH at 20/21 years. We found no association between low levels of LTPA and poor MH among 14/15 year olds boys however it appears that a reduction/persistent low level of LTPA over time may have some influence on the risk of poor MH at 20/21 years. It is important to address the change in habits of LTPA during adolescence to prevent poor MH. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 44% |
| Greenland | 1 | 11% |
| Brazil | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 131 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 131 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 22 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Psychology | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 41 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 August 2018.
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#5,895,033
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,827
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#91,028
of 398,502 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#90
of 264 outputs
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