Protective lifestyle behaviours and depression in middle-aged Irish men and women: a secondary analysis.

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dc.contributor.authorMaher, Gillian M.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Catherine P.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Ivan J.
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-29T14:40:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-29T14:40:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-16
dc.date.updated2017-06-29T14:30:42Z
dc.description.abstractTo examine the association between protective lifestyle behaviours (PLB) and depression in middle-aged Irish adults. Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study. PLB (non-smoker, moderate alcohol, physical activity, adequate fruit and vegetable intake) were assessed using a general health and lifestyle questionnaire and a validated FFQ. Depression was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. A score of 15–21 indicates mild/moderate depression and a score of 22 or more indicates a possibility of major depression. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the association between PLB and depression. Livinghealth Clinic, Mitchelstown, North Cork, Republic of Ireland. Men and women aged 50–69 years were selected at random from a list of patients registered at the clinic (n 2047, 67 % response rate). Over 8 % of participants engaged in zero or one PLB, 24 % and 39 % had two and three PLB respectively, while 28 % had four PLB. Those who practised three/four PLB were significantly more likely to be female, have a higher level of education and were categorised as having no depressive symptoms. Engaging in zero or one PLB was significantly associated with an increased odds of depression compared with four PLB. Results remained significant after adjusting for several confounders, including age, gender, education and BMI (OR=2·2; 95 % CI 1·2, 4·0; P for trend=0·001). While causal inference cannot be established in a cross-sectional study, the findings suggest that healthy behaviours may play a vital role in the promotion of positive mental health or, at a minimum, are associated with lower levels of depression.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board Ireland ((grant number SSS-2014-808), (grant number HRC/2007/13))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMaher, G. M., Perry, C. P., Perry, I. J. and Harrington, J. M. (2016) 'Protective lifestyle behaviours and depression in middle-aged Irish men and women: a secondary analysis', Public Health Nutrition, 19(16), pp. 2999-3006. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001105en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980016001105
dc.identifier.endpage3006en
dc.identifier.issn1475-2727
dc.identifier.issued16en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage2999en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/4205
dc.identifier.volume19en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition
dc.rights© The Authors 2016en
dc.subjectLifestyleen
dc.subjectDieten
dc.subjectSmokingen
dc.subjectAlcoholen
dc.subjectPhysical activityen
dc.subjectDepressionen
dc.subjectPublic healthen
dc.titleProtective lifestyle behaviours and depression in middle-aged Irish men and women: a secondary analysis.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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