Physical activity and depression: a large cross‐sectional, population‐based study across 36 low‐ and middle‐income countries

Stubbs, Brendon; Koyanagi, Ai; Barreto Schuch, Felipe; Firth, Joseph; Rosenbaum, Simon; Veronese, Nicola; Solmi, Marco; Mugisha, James; Vancampfort, Davy

doi:10.1111/acps.12654

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Physical activity and depression: a large cross‐sectional, population‐based study across 36 low‐ and middle‐income countries

Published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica • Oct 5, 2016

Authors:

Brendon Stubbs

Ai Koyanagi

Felipe Barreto Schuch

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Physical activity (PA) is good for health, yet several small-scale studies have suggested that depression is associated with low PA. A paucity of nationally representative studies investigating this relationship exists, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study ...

Subject

Cross-sectional study

Depression (economics)

Low and middle income countries

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