Relationship between depressive symptoms with physical activity and physical fitness among children

This study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms with both physical activity (PA) and physical fitness among children. 530 Schoolboys underwent standard anthropometry, One-mile run/walk and hand grip strength tests. Lower PA was observed for the boys with high depressive symptoms (HDS). Time of One-mile run/walk test showed simultaneously increasing as depressive symptoms increasing. No significant difference was observed for grip strength among the boys with depressive symptoms. Overall, HDS were related to greater body fatness, lower PA, and worse performance of doing the one-mile run test (but not grip strength) compared with the boys with lower depressive symptoms.