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Ana Belen Subiron-Valera1,2,3, Beatriz Rodriguez-Roca1,2, Estela Calatayud1,4
1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Background:
Sedentary behavior among university students could negatively affect their mental health.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of mental health (anxiety and depression) and sedentary behavior between gender in Health Degrees at the University of Zaragoza.
Design:
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Participants:
Sample of 257 University students who completed an online questionnaire.
Methods:
Sedentary behavior was assessed with the SBQ questionnaire. Anxiety and depression were assessed with the GADS questionnaire. The Mann-Whitney U test and multiple linear regression models were used.
Results:
In comparison to men, female students with symptoms of anxiety spend more time in total engaged in sedentary behaviors (10.56 ± 4.83) vs. (7.8 ± 3.28; p < 0.001) and mentally-passive sedentary activities [2.24 (1.57) vs. 1.15 (0.90; p < 0.005)]. Female students at risk of depression also spend more hours engaged in mentally-passive sedentary behaviors in comparison to men (8.28 ± 50.70 vs. 1.27 ± 1.02; p = 0.009).
Conclusion:
Female students at risk of anxiety and/or depression spend more time engaged in sedentary activities in comparison to male students. The risk of anxiety and depression is associated with the total number of hours a day spent engaged in sedentary behaviors and with mentally passive behaviors, but not mentally active behaviors.
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