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Lower levels of physical activity in childhood associated with adult depression Jacka, F.N., Pasco, J.A., Williams, L.J., Leslie, E.R., Dodd, S., Nicholson, G.C., Kotowicz, M.A. and Berk, M. 2011, Lower levels of physical activity in childhood associated with adult depression, Journal of science and medicine in sport, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 222-226. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Lower levels of physical activity in childhood associated with adult depression Author(s) Jacka, F.N. Pasco, J.A. Williams, L.J. Leslie, E.R. Dodd, S. Nicholson, G.C. Kotowicz, M.A. Berk, M. Journal name Journal of science and medicine in sport Volume number 14 Issue number 3 Start page 222 End page 226 Publisher Elsevier Australia Place of publication Chatswood, N.S.W. Publication date 2011-05 ISSN 1440-2440 1878-1861 Keyword(s) affective disorders epidemiology physical activity METs childhood lifestyle Summary Emerging evidence indicates that early life exposures influence adult health outcomes and there is cause to hypothesise a role for physical activity (PA) in childhood as a protective factor in adult depression. This study aimed to investigate the association between self-reported levels of PA in childhood and self-reported depressive illness. Lifetime depression and levels of physical activity (low/high) in childhood (<15 yr) were ascertained by self-report in 2152 adults (20–97 yr) participating in an ongoing epidemiological study in south-eastern Australia. Data were collected between 2000 and 2006. In this sample, 141 women (18.9%) and 169 men (12.0%) reported ever having a depressive episode. Low PA in childhood was associated with an increased risk of reporting depression in adulthood (OR = 1.70, 95%CI = 1.32–2.17, p < 0.001). Adjustment for age, gender and adult PA attenuated the relationship somewhat (OR = 1.35, 95%CI = 1.01–1.78, p = 0.04), however further adjustment for SES or country of birth did not affect this relationship. In this community-based study, lower levels of self-reported PA in childhood were associated with a 35% increase in odds for self-reported depression in adulthood. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that lower levels of PA in childhood may be a risk factor for adult depression. Language eng Field of Research 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) Socio Economic Objective 920410 Mental Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2011 Related work DU:30042980 Copyright notice ©2011, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032101 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (Restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Dietary selenium intake and major depressive disorder Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Geelong Osteoporosis Study Health Database Data Collection (deposited 06-03-2012) Clinical implications of the cytokine hypothesis of depression: the association between use of statins and aspirin and the risk of major depression Journal Article (deposited 03-03-2011) The distribution and characteristic of depressive and anxiety disorders in Australian women Conference Paper (deposited 23-06-2011) The distribution and characteristics of depressive and anxiety disorders in Australian women Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Leptin in depressed women : cross sectional and longitudinal data from an epidemiologic study Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Depression and bone mineral density in a community sample of perimenopausal women : The Geelong Osteoporosis Study Conference Paper (deposited 22-06-2011) Bone mineral density and depression in premenopausal women Conference Paper (deposited 23-06-2011) Diet quality is associated with the common mental disorders Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) SSRI use and bone mineral density in women with affective disorders : Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS) Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) The association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels with major depression : a ten-year longitudinal study. 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