The influence of physical activity, social relationships, and diet intake on depression: a case-series study.

Autor:	Nabdi S; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.; Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University., Boujraf S; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.; Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University., Benzagmout M; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.; Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.; Department of Neurosurgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2023 Apr 05; Vol. 85 (5), pp. 1395-1402. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 05 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1097/MS9.0000000000000406
Abstrakt:	This paper aims to investigate the three areas [diet, physical activity (PA), and social relationship] and their relationship with depressive disorders in the North African population. Study Design: This is an observational cross-sectional study of 654 participants residing in the urban commune of Fez ( n =326) and the rural commune of Loulja ( n =328) in the province of Taounate. Participants were categorized into two groups: G1 without a current depressive episode and G2 with a current depressive episode. Risk factors, including locality, gender, marital status, age, parental status, employment status, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, social habits, and dietary patterns, were assessed. A multinomial probit model in Stata software was used to identify factors associated with depression occurrence in the population. Results: A total of 94.52% of the participants who engaged in PA did not experience a depressive episode ( P =0.001). Additionally, 45.39% of the participants in our series were on a processed diet and presented with a depressive disorder ( P =0.0001), the social contact (time spent with friends >1.5 h) remained strongly associated with reduced depressive symptoms when comparing the two groups ( P =0.001). The results showed that being rural, a smoker, an alcohol user, and having no spouse significantly increased depression in participants. The coefficient of age was negatively related to the probability of the occurrence of age-related depression; however, this factor was not significant in the model. Thus, having a spouse and/or children and spending time with friends on a healthy diet significantly decreased depression in our population. Discussion: The converging evidence suggests that physical exercise, a stable social relationship, a healthy diet, and the use of PA can alleviate depression symptoms, but limited understanding and few studies have attempted to characterize or identify the neural mechanisms of these effects. Conclusion: Nonpharmaceutical interventions such as PA and dietary changes have proven to be effective treatments for depression, while maintaining positive social relationships can act as a protective factor, serving a prophylactic role in the prevention of depression. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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