The Association Between Midlife Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility—Reykjavik Study
Author(s) -
Milan Chang,
Jón Snædal,
Björn Einarsson,
Sigurbjörn Björnsson,
Jane S. Saczynski,
Thor Aspelund,
Melissa García,
Vilmundur Guðnason,
Tamara B. Harris,
Lenore J. Launer,
Pálmi V. Jónsson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv196
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , geriatric depression scale , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , late life depression , dementia , gerontology , demography , population , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , cognition , disease , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
There is little evidence on the long-term association between physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms in old age. We examined the association of midlife PA and depressive symptoms in late life.
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