Associations between sedentary behaviour patterns and depression among people aged 60 and older in Hebei Province of China

• Main Authors: Jiaqi Wang (Author), Ruiqiang Li (Author), Limin Zhang (Author), Xian Gao (Author), Meiqi Zhou (Author), Xinjing Zhang (Author), Yuxia Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sedentary behaviours (SBs) are now considered a risk factor for depression. Older adults are sedentary most of the time and are at a high risk of depression. However, not all types of SBs have adverse effects on mental health. Passive SBs (such as watching TV) increase the risk o...