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Combined healthy lifestyle is inversely associated with psychological disorders among adults
Lifestyle-related factors linked to depression among Iranian adults
In this study, Saneei et al. (2016) examined combinations of several lifestyle-related factors linked to depression and anxiety in a large group (N = 3,363) of middle-aged Iranian adults. A healthy lifestyle score was constructed by the use of data from dietary intakes, physical activity, smoking status, psychological distress, and obesity. The components of the healthy lifestyle score were assessed using a dish-based 106-item semi-quantitative validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and other pre-tested questionnaires. In addition, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to screen for depression and anxiety. After adjustment for potential confounders, it was revealed that individuals with the highest score of healthy lifestyle were 95% less likely to be anxious (OR: 0.05) and 96% less likely to be depressed (OR: 0.04) compared with those with the lowest score. Moreover, non-smokers were less likely to suffer from anxiety (OR = 0.64) and depression (OR = 0.62) compared with smokers, and there was less probability that a person eating a healthy diet developed depression (OR = 0.71) than an individual with a non-healthy diet. Finally, individuals with low levels of psychological distress had expectedly lower odds of anxiety (OR: 0.13) and depression (OR: 0.10) than those with high levels. Saneei et al. (2016) found evidence among an Iranian population that healthy lifestyle score was associated with lower odds of depression and anxiety, and that healthy diet, psychological distress, and smoking status were independent predictors of mental disorders. [NPID: depression, anxiety, Iran, obesity, smoking, mental disorders]
Year: 2016
