Associations of physical activity with self-rated health and well-being in middle-aged Finnish men

作者：Engberg Elina^*; Liira Helena; Kukkonen Harjula Katriina; From Svetlana; Kautiainen Hannu; Pitkala Kaisu; Tikkanen Heikki

来源：Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2015, 43(2): 190-196.

DOI：10.1177/1403494814561820

• Depression
• Finland
• health
• middle-aged men
• physical activity
• self-rated health
• well-being

Aims: We examined the associations of physical activity (PA) frequency with self-rated health (SRH), self-rated well-being (SRW) and depressive symptoms, in middle-aged men in Finland. Methods: The cross-sectional study comprised 665 men (mean age 41 +/- 3 SD years; body mass index (BMI) 26.8 +/- 4.2 SD kg/m(2)), who had completed the screening questionnaire of an intervention for men with cardiovascular risk factors. Their weekly frequency of PA was assessed by a questionnaire, SRH and SRW by visual analog scales (VAS), and depressive symptoms by the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). Results: The mean SRH +/- SD (range of scale 0-100) by PA frequency categories was 56.2 +/- 18.5 for PA sometimes or never, 63.8 +/- 16.2 for PA about 1-2 times/week, and 71.1 +/- 15.5 for PA at least 3 times/week. The mean SRW +/- SD (range of scale 0-100) was 59.0 +/- 20.4, 65.6 +/- 17.6, and 68.9 +/- 17.1, respectively. The mean PHQ-2 score +/- SD (range of scale 0-6) by PA categories was 1.83 +/- 1.40 for PA sometimes or never, 1.68 +/- 1.28 for PA about 1-2 times/week, and 1.60 +/- 1.31 for the PA at least 3 times/week group. SRH and SRW improved linearly with increasing PA frequency (both p < 0.001), and the results remained similar after adjustment for BMI, education and smoking status. No association existed between PA frequency and PHQ-2. Conclusions: More frequent PA was linearly associated with better SRH and SRW, but not with depressive symptoms that were measured by a brief depression screening tool.

• 出版日期2015-3