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Relationships of walking activity with depressed mood and suicidal ideation among the middle-aged Korean population: a nationwide cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorKo, Y-
dc.contributor.authorCho, YH-
dc.contributor.authorKim, GW-
dc.contributor.authorHong, CH-
dc.contributor.authorSon, SJ-
dc.contributor.authorRoh, HW-
dc.contributor.authorMoon, J-
dc.contributor.authorHan, S-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-24T07:46:28Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-24T07:46:28Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.ajou.ac.kr/handle/201003/26461-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The suicide rate of middle-aged adults has increased rapidly, which is a significant public health concern. A depressed mood and suicidal ideation are significant risk factors for suicide, and non-pharmacological interventions such as exercise therapy have been suggested as potential treatments. Walking is a feasible and accessible form of exercise therapy for middle-aged adults. Methods: We conducted a study based on the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016–2018) data of 6,886 general middle-aged adults in South Korea to investigate the relationships of walking exercise with depressed mood and suicidal ideation. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for confounding variables. Sampling weights were applied to obtain estimates for the general Korean population. Results: Participants who walked ≥5 days per week had a significantly lower odds ratio (OR) for depressed mood [OR = 0.625, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.424–0.921, p = 0.018] and suicidal ideation (OR = 0.252, 95% CI: 0.125–0.507, p < 0.001) compared to those who never walked, regardless of the duration of exercise. The same results were obtained for males after stratifying the data by sex and suicidal ideation was associated with walking in females. Conclusion: Regular walking exercise was associated with diminished mental health problems in middle-aged adults. Light walks may serve as a useful starting point for patients with serious mental health issues, such as suicidal ideation.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.titleRelationships of walking activity with depressed mood and suicidal ideation among the middle-aged Korean population: a nationwide cross-sectional study-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.pmid37743985-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512318-
dc.subject.keywordcross-sectional study-
dc.subject.keyworddepressed mood-
dc.subject.keywordexercise-
dc.subject.keywordnationwide-
dc.subject.keywordsuicidal ideation-
dc.subject.keywordwalking-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorCho, YH-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorHong, CH-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSon, SJ-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorRoh, HW-
dc.type.localJournal Papers-
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1202068-
dc.citation.titleFrontiers in psychiatry-
dc.citation.volume14-
dc.citation.date2023-
dc.citation.startPage1202068-
dc.citation.endPage1202068-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationFrontiers in psychiatry, 14. : 1202068-1202068, 2023-
dc.identifier.eissn1664-0640-
dc.relation.journalidJ016640640-
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