Multiple lifestyle factors and depressed mood: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank (N = 84,860)

There is now evolving data exploring the relationship between depression and various individual lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, sleep, alcohol intake, and tobacco smoking. While this data is compelling, there is a paucity of longitudinal research examining how multiple lifestyle f...

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Published in:BMC medicine 2020-11, Vol.18 (1), p.354-354, Article 354
Main Authors: Sarris, Jerome, Thomson, Russell, Hargraves, Fiona, Eaton, Melissa, de Manincor, Michael, Veronese, Nicola, Solmi, Marco, Stubbs, Brendon, Yung, Alison R, Firth, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol
Alcoholic beverages
Biobanks
Biological Specimen Banks
Bipolar disorder
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression (Mood disorder)
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Diagnosis
Diet
Emotional disorders
Exercise
Female
Frequency analysis
Germination
Health
Health aspects
Health behavior
Humans
Life Style
Lifestyle medicine
Lifestyles
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Metabolism
Mood
Mood disorders
Nutrition research
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Population
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Screen time
Sleep
Smoking
Tobacco
Tobacco smoking
United Kingdom
Young Adult
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Summary:There is now evolving data exploring the relationship between depression and various individual lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, sleep, alcohol intake, and tobacco smoking. While this data is compelling, there is a paucity of longitudinal research examining how multiple lifestyle factors relate to depressed mood, and how these relations may differ in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and those without a depressive disorder, as 'healthy controls' (HC). To this end, we assessed the relationships between 6 key lifestyle factors (measured via self-report) and depressed mood (measured via a relevant item from the Patient Health Questionnaire) in individuals with a history of or current MDD and healthy controls (HCs). Cross-sectional analyses were performed in the UK Biobank baseline sample, and longitudinal analyses were conducted in those who completed the Mental Health Follow-up. Cross-sectional analysis of 84,860 participants showed that in both MDD and HCs, physical activity, healthy diet, and optimal sleep duration were associated with less frequency of depressed mood (all p 
ISSN:1741-7015
1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-020-01813-5