目标:几乎没有先前的研究评估芬兰大学生的体力活动(PA),以及它们与抑郁症状的联系,同时控制潜在的混杂因素。
方法:图尔库大学的学生(1,177)完成了评估抑郁症状的在线健康和福祉问卷(22项),以及他们实现了四种形式的低,中度,充满活力,和肌肉强化PA(LPA,MPA,VPA,MSPA,分别)。我们探索了抑郁症状与这些PA形式的关联,考虑社会人口统计学和健康混杂因素(年龄,性别,一年的学习,婚姻状况,学期住宿,自我评价健康)。
结果:对于这些年轻的芬兰大学生来说,PA指南的成就普遍较低。抑郁症状与四种形式的PA指南成就之间的双变量关系(不控制混杂因素)表明,在男性中,良好/非常好/优秀的自我评价的健康,MSPA指南的实现与抑郁症状显著负相关。相反,低PA与抑郁症状显著正相关。多元回归(控制混杂因素)显示,MSPA指南的实现与抑郁症状呈显著负相关;而MPA和VPA指南的实现与抑郁症状呈负相关,这些关系没有达到统计学意义.同样,低PA与抑郁症状呈正相关,但这种关系在统计学上并不显著.
结论:大学将受益于多管齐下的策略和方法,这些策略和方法采用有效的干预措施,旨在提高学生对健康的总体认识,并促进学生更积极的身体生活方式。
OBJECTIVE: Virtually no previous research assessed physical activity (PA) of university students in Finland, and their associations with depressive symptoms, whilst simultaneously controlling for potential confounders.
METHODS: Students at the University of Turku (1,177) completed an online health and wellbeing questionnaire that assessed depressive symptoms (22 items), as well as their achievement of the
guidelines of four forms of low, moderate, vigorous, and muscle strengthening PA (LPA, MPA, VPA, MSPA, respectively). We explored the associations of depressive symptoms with these PA forms, accounting for socio-demographic and health confounders (age, gender, year of study, marital status, accommodation during semesters, self-rated health).
RESULTS: Achievement of PA
guidelines was generally low for these young adult Finnish undergraduates. Bivariate relationships (no controlling for confounders) between depressive symptoms and four forms of PA
guidelines achievement showed that in males, good/very good/excellent self-rated health, and achievement of the MSPA guidelines were significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Conversely, low PA was significantly positively associated with depressive symptoms. Multiple regression (controlling for confounders) showed that achievement of the MSPA
guidelines was independently significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms; and whilst achievement of the MPA and VPA
guidelines was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, the relationships did not reach statistical significance. Likewise, low PA was positively associated with depressive symptoms, but the relationships were again not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: Universities would benefit from multipronged strategies and approaches employing effective interventions aimed at improving students\' general awareness of their health and promoting more physically active lifestyles among students.