TV time linked with depression in women
24 October 2011
TV addicts are more prone to depression, according to a US study of 50,000 women, of whom 6500 developed the condition.
Women who, in 1992, said they watched television for 21 hours or more per week had a 13 per cent increased risk of becoming depressed over the next 10 years compared to those who tuned in for less than one hour weekly (Am J Epidemiol 2011, online 7 Oct).
Those whose physical activity exceeded 90 minutes per day also had a 20 per cent reduced risk of depression, compared to those who were active for less than 10 minutes daily.
Last Reviewed: 28 October 2011
- 1. Lucas M, Mekary R, Pan A, et al. Relation between clinical depression risk and physical activity and time spent watching television in older women: a 10-year prospective follow-up study. Am J Epidemiol 2011; 174: 1017-27. [Epub 2011 Oct 7.] doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr218. http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/174/9/1017.abstract (accessed Oct 2011).
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