Associations of self-reported physical activity and anxiety symptoms and status among 7,874 Irish adults across harmonised datasets: a DEDIPAC-study

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dc.contributor.authorMc Dowell, Cillian P.
dc.contributor.authorCarlin, Angela
dc.contributor.authorCapranica, Laura
dc.contributor.authorDillon, Christina
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.
dc.contributor.authorLakerveld, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorLoyen, Anne
dc.contributor.authorLing, Fiona Chun Man
dc.contributor.authorBrug, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorMacDonncha, Ciaran
dc.contributor.authorHerring, Matthew P.
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.contributor.funderMinistero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricercaen
dc.contributor.funderZonMwen
dc.contributor.funderJoint Programming Initiative A healthy diet for a healthy lifeen
dc.contributor.funderMinistero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestalien
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-08T12:53:42Z
dc.date.available2022-12-08T12:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.date.updated2022-12-08T12:29:55Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anxiety is an adaptive response to an objective or perceived threat; however, when symptoms become severe and chronic it that can become a maladaptive anxiety disorder. Limited evidence suggests that physical activity may be associated with prevention against anxiety. This study uses data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and The Mitchelstown Cohort Study to investigate cross-sectional associations between physical activity and anxiety symptoms and status among Irish adults. Methods: Both datasets were harmonized (n =7874). The short form International Physical Activity Questionnaire measured physical activity. Participants were classified as meeting World Health Organization physical activity guidelines ((≥150 min weekly of moderate intensity physical activity, ≥75 min weekly of vigorous intensity physical activity, or ≥ 600 MET-minutes) or not. They were also divided into three groups based on weekly MET-minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (Low: 0-599; Moderate: 600-1199; High: =1200), and three groups based on weekly minutes of walking (Low: 0-209; Moderate: 210-419; High: 420+). Anxiety symptoms were measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale with a score of =8 indicating anxiety. Binomial logistic regression, adjusted for relevant confounders examined physical activity-anxiety associations. Results: : Females had higher rates of anxiety than males (28.0% vs 20.0%; p < 0.001). Following adjustment for relevant covariates, meeting physical activity guidelines was associated with 13.5% (95% CI: 2.0–23.7; p = 0.023) lower odds of anxiety. Moderate and High physical activity were associated with 13.5% (− 11.0–32.6; p = 0.254) and 13.6% (1.4–4.2; p = 0.030) lower odds of anxiety compared to Low physical activity, respectively. Moderate and High walking were associated with 2.1% (− 14.5–16.3; p = 0.789) and 5.1% (− 9.3–17.6; p = 0.467) lower odds of anxiety compared to Low walking, respectively.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board Joint Programming Initiative A healthy diet for a healthy life (DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity (DEDIPAC); Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca/ Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (DEDIPAC F.S. 02.15.02 COD. B84G14000040008, CDR2.PRIN 2010/11 COD. 2010KL2Y73_003); Irish Research Council (Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.articleid365en
dc.identifier.citationMc Dowell, C. P., Carlin, A., Capranica, L., Dillon, C., Harrington, J. M., Lakerveld, J., Loyen, A., Ling, F. C. M., Brug, J., MacDonncha, C. and Herring, M. P. (2020) 'Associations of self-reported physical activity and anxiety symptoms and status among 7,874 Irish adults across harmonised datasets: a DEDIPAC-study', BMC Public Health, 20, 365 (11pp). doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08481-3en
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-020-08481-3en
dc.identifier.endpage11en
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.journaltitleBMC Public Healthen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13915
dc.identifier.volume20en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectCross-sectionalen
dc.subjectElderly Irelanden
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectPhysical activityen
dc.titleAssociations of self-reported physical activity and anxiety symptoms and status among 7,874 Irish adults across harmonised datasets: a DEDIPAC-studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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