title: Association of Physical Exercise on Anxiety and Depression Amongst Adults.
abstract: This study was done to determine the frequency of anxiety, depression among those who exercise regularly and those who do not. Across-sectional study was conducted at different gymnasiums of Karachi in July-August 2013. A total 269 individual's ages were 18 - 45 years completed a self-administered questionnaire to assess the data using simple descriptive statistics. One hundred and thirty four individuals were those who did not perform exercise which included females (55.0%) being more frequently anxious than male (46.4%). Females (39.9%) were more frequently depressed as compared to males (26.4%) less depressed. Chi-square test showed association between anxiety levels and exercise was significantly increased in non-exercisers compared to regular exercisers found to be significant (p=0.015). Individuals who performed regular exercise had a lower frequency of depression (28.9%) than non-exercisers (41.8%). Physical exercise was significantly associated with lower anxiety and depression frequency amongst the studied adult population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
authors.forename: Faizan Jameel
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Khanzada
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soomro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shahidda Zakir
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult