1. Physical Activity and Depression: Nationwide Evaluation of Depression and Physical Activity in South Korea
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Kwang-Jun Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, and Dong Hyun Yoon
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physical activity ,depression ,patient health questionnaire-9 ,national health and nutrition survey ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 ,Biochemistry ,QD415-436 - Abstract
PURPOSE The relationship between depression and physical activity levels in adults in Korea was determined using data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (K-NAESE). METHODS Data collected from K-NAESE between 2014 and 2020, comprising 29,716 (male: 13,416, female: 16,300) participants, were analyzed using a complex sample statistical analysis by applying differential weight to the variables to analyze the relationship between depression and physical activity levels in an estimated South Korean population (50,881,242). Demographic factors were used as control variables while constructing an independent variable-by-variable fit model for the zero-inflated Poison Regression analysis of PHQ-9 depression scores, and a meaningfully interpretable fit model was used in the final model. RESULTS A significant relationship was observed between the total PHQ-9 score and commute physical activity (OR=1.042; SE, 0.006; p
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- 2024
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