Título Physical activity as a mediator of the association of body mass index change with anxiety/depression symptoms in Brazilian adults during CoVID-19;
Autores de Camargo E.M. , LOPEZ GIL, JOSE FRANCISCO, da Costa C.G. , Tárraga-López P.J. , de Campos W. , da Silva S.G.
Publicación externa No
Medio NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 4
Cuartil SJR 3
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191494791&doi=10.20960%2fnh.04716&partnerID=40&md5=536d804ee6bcb125c464c7d87b0424f4
Fecha de publicacion 01/01/2024
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85191494791
DOI 10.20960/nh.04716
Abstract Background: the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s behaviors and mental health around the world. Aim: to verify the mediating role of physical activity (PA) level in the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and anxiety and depression symptoms. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with Brazilian adults aged = 18 years (n = 2,000, 59.6 % women) selected by the nonprobabilistic snowball method through digital means of communication (WhatsApp®, Telegram®, Facebook®, Twitter®, e-mails). Linear regression models were fitted for PA level mediation analyses in the relationship between BMI and anxiety/depression symptoms. Results: significant differences were found between the active/not overweight group and the other three groups (active/overweight, insufficiently active/not overweight and insufficiently active/overweight [p < 0.001]) for anxiety/depression after adjusting for age, gender, chronic diseases, alcohol consumption, and smoking. When testing the mediating role of daily PA in the association between BMI and anxiety/depression symptoms, BMI was negatively associated with daily PA in the fi rst regression equation (p < 0.001); in the second, BMI was positively related to anxiety/ depression symptoms (p < 0.001); and in the third, daily PA showed an inverse relationship with anxiety/depression symptoms (p < 0.001), and although BMI remained negatively associated with anxiety/depression symptoms, these associations maintained their statistical significance. Conclusions: the results suggest that the effect of BMI on anxiety and depression was partially mediated by daily PA. © 2024, ARAN Ediciones S.L. All rights reserved.
Palabras clave Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Body Mass Index; Brazil; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Exercise; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Overweight; Young Adult; adult; aged; anxiety; body mass; Brazil; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional study; depression; exercise; female; human; male; middle aged; obesity; psychology; young adult
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