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SynthesisJournal of affective disorders2019

The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of common mental health disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, B Stubbs, D P J Osborn, J F Hayes

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Synthesis in Journal of affective disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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89citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

A KandolaDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7BN, UK. Electronic address: a.kandola.18@ucl.ac.uk.
G Ashdown-FranksDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AB, UK; Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, ON M5S, Canada.
B StubbsDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AB, UK; Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley National Health Services Foundation Trust, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
D P J OsbornDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7BN, UK.
J F HayesDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7BN, UK.
University College London · GBNational Health Service · GBUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Department of Health ICA-CL-2017-03-001Wellcome Trust 211085/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity is associated with a lower incidence of common mental health disorder, but less is known about the impact of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF).

methodsIn this review, we systematically evaluated the relationship between CRF and the incidence of common mental health disorders in prospective cohort studies. We systematically searched six major electronic databases from inception to 23rd of May 2019. We assessed study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

resultsWe were able to pool the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of four studies including at least 27,733,154 person-years of data. We found that low CRF (HR = 1.47, [95% CI 1.23 - 1.76] p < 0.001 I LIMITATIONS: We were only able to identify a small number of eligible studies from our search and heterogeneity was substantial in the subsequent meta-analysis.

conclusionsOur findings indicate that there is a longitudinal association between CRF levels and the risk of a common mental health disorder. CRF levels could be useful for identifying and preventing common mental health disorders at a population-level.

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AdultCardiorespiratory FitnessFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMental DisordersProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsAnxietyDepressionExercisePhysical activityPreventionRisk factor

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PMID31398589
PMCPMC6997883
OpenAlexW2964850361

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