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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Combined patterns of physical activity, screen-based sedentary behaviour, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents.

Yi Lin, Jin-Ying Huang, Richard Rankin, Stuart McDonald, Dan-Jie Jiang, Si-Xuan Li, Wang-Wei Lou, Yi Chen, Qing-Hai Gong

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Yi LinFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Jin-Ying HuangCollege of International Economics & Trade, Ningbo University of Finance & Economics, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Richard RankinFaculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Stuart McDonaldFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Dan-Jie JiangNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Si-Xuan LiNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Wang-Wei LouNinghai County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Yi ChenNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Qing-Hai GongNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

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Background: Depression is a growing public health burden and is one of the leading causes of disability and illness in adolescents. Lifestyle factors are associated with depressive symptoms (DSs) in adolescents. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of DSs and investigate the independent and combined associations between DSs and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), screen-based sedentary time (ST), and sleep duration (SLD) among Chinese adolescents aged 11-19 years. Methods: Repeated cross-sectional data were collected through questionnaires on health status and influencing factors for high school students in Ningbo, China, from a school-based study conducted from September to October in 2022 and in 2023. A multistage, stratified cluster sampling procedure was used to select target adolescents aged 11-19 years. DSs were assessed using the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. A multivariate analysis was used to assess the associations between independent lifestyle behaviours (MVPA, ST, and SLD) and the combined patterns of those lifestyle behaviours with DSs. Results: The prevalence of DSs amongst the adolescents was 16.3%. Low MVPA, excessive ST, and short SLD were independently associated with a greater likelihood of DSs (all Conclusion: Our results indicate that MVPA, ST, and SLD were independently and in combination associated with an increase in DSs. Effective school-based health education programmes aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles are necessary to protect the mental health of Chinese adolescents. Future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm causality between the combined lifestyle patterns and DSs in Chinese adolescents.

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DepressionExerciseScreen TimeSedentary BehaviorSleepAdolescentChildChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSleep DurationStudentsadolescentsdepressive symptomshealthy lifestylephysical activityscreen-based sedentary timesedentary behavioursleep duration

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PMCPMC12668928

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