ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE NÍVEIS DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA, SEDENTARISMO E SINTOMAS DEPRESSIVOS EM ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS DO BRASIL

Authors

• Leonardo Fin https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3728-7232
• Rochelle Rocha Costa Universidade de Brasília https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-4936
• Cláudia Gomes Bracht Faculdade Sogipa de Educação Física
• Marcos Monteiro dos Santos Universidade de Brasília
• Carlos Leandro Tiggemann Universidade do Vale do Taquari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-2406

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/y0c05n92

Keywords:

Exercício físico, Comportamento sedentário, Depressão, Estudantes, Estudos transversais

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a mental disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, characterized by persistent sadness and lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities. Objective: to evaluate the prevalence and association of physical activity levels, sedentary lifestyle and depressive symptoms in university students. Method: associative, cross-sectional study investigating physical activity levels and depressive symptoms. Results: of the 529 students who participated in the study, 43.9% were considered sedentary, 42.9% moderately active and 13.2% vigorously active. Women had a higher prevalence of mild depressive symptoms (39.5%), men had a higher prevalence of none or minimal symptoms (43.8%). Among vigorously active students, there was a higher prevalence of none or minimal depressive symptoms (45.7%) than moderate depressive symptoms (10%). The analyses showed that younger age, women and lower levels of physical activity are more likely to present depressive symptoms. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical activity levels, sedentary lifestyle and depressive symptoms were associated, indicating a higher prevalence of severe depressive symptoms among women, younger students and those who spent more time sitting.

Keywords: Physical exercise; Sedentary behavior; Depression; Students, Cross-sectional studies.

 

 

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