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A prospective study of overweight, physical activity and depressive symptoms in young women Ball, Kylie, Burton, Nicola W. and Brown, Wendy J. 2009, A prospective study of overweight, physical activity and depressive symptoms in young women, Obesity, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 66-71. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A prospective study of overweight, physical activity and depressive symptoms in young women Author(s) Ball, Kylie Burton, Nicola W. Brown, Wendy J. Journal name Obesity Volume number 17 Issue number 1 Start page 66 End page 71 Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of publication Basingstoke, England Publication date 2009-01 ISSN 1930-7381 1930-739X Keyword(s) Obesity Overweight Summary This study examined the prospective associations of BMI, physical activity (PA), changes in BMI, and changes in PA, with depressive symptoms. Self-reported data on height, weight, PA, selected sociodemographic and health variables and depressive symptoms (CESD-10) were provided in 2000 and 2003 by 6,67 young adult women (22–27 years in 2000) participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). Results of logistic regression analyses showed that the odds of developing depressive symptoms at follow-up (2003) were higher in women who were overweight or obese in 2000 than in healthy weight women, and lower in women who were active in 2000 than in sedentary women. Changes in BMI were significantly associated with increased odds of depressive symptoms at follow-up. Sedentary women who increased their activity had lower odds of depressive symptoms at follow-up than those who remained sedentary. Increases in activity among initially sedentary young women were protective against depressive symptoms even after adjusting for BMI changes. These findings indicate that overweight and obese young women are at risk of developing depressive symptoms. PA appears to be protective against the development of depressive symptoms, but does not attenuate the depressive symptoms associated with weight gain. However, among initially sedentary young women, even small increases in PA over time may reduce the odds of depressive symptoms, regardless of weight status. Language eng Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2009, Nature Publishing Group Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30019921 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 11:10:41 EST Mon, 28 Sep 2009, 09:03:21 EST Mon, 28 Sep 2009, 10:47:28 EST Mon, 28 Sep 2009, 11:00:34 EST Fri, 16 Oct 2009, 10:15:17 EST Thu, 17 Jun 2010, 15:09:01 EST Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:53:56 EST Tue, 20 May 2014, 14:54:51 EST Fri, 23 May 2014, 13:37:06 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 21 times in TR Web of Science Cited 28 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 398 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 11:10:40 EST by Sally Morrigan

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