Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-18-2019

Publication Title

Frontiers in Physiology

Publisher

Frontiers Media

Volume

10

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

Depression is a serious but treatable health issue that affects college students at an alarming rate. Improved cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) decreases depression risk and severity but this relationship has not been fully evaluated in the college student population. Non-exercise estimated CRF (eCRF) could be used to identify students at risk for or suffering from depression. This study investigated the associations of depression and eCRF in college students. Participants (N = 437) completed a survey which included demographic and student-status questions, eCRF variables, and a validated depression instrument. Descriptive, chi-square, t-test, regression, and odds ratio analyses were employed. Depression was associated with low-fitness (X2 = 4.660, P = 0.031) and eCRF below age-predicted CRF (t = 3.28, P... (see full abstract in article).

Keywords

Depression; College student; Estimated cardiorespiratory fitness; Diversity; University

Disciplines

Community Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health

File Format

pdf

File Size

265 KB

Language

English

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
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