Bidirectional association between physical activity and symptoms of anxiety and depression: The whitehall II study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 537-546

  Da Silva, Marine Azevedo ^a,b   Singh Manoux, Archana ^a,b,c,d   Brunner, Eric J ^d   Kaffashian, Sara ^a,b   Shipley, Martin J ^d   Kivimäki, Mika ^d,e   Nabi, Hermann ^a,b,f  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bidirectional association; Common mental disorders; Longitudinal studies; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866020337     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9692-8     Document Type: Article

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