J Phys Act Health. 2021 Apr 12;18(5):548-556. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0703. Print 2021 May 1.
There is a positive association between exercise and improved mental health in the general population. Although there is a greater burden of psychological distress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people, little is known about the association between exercise and mental health in this population. The authors explored the association between exercise and poor mental health reported by LGB adults in the United States.
Our analyses used data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine the association between exercising and mental health days adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics.
Data were available for 6371 LGB participants. LGB adults who participated in any exercise reported almost 1.0 day less of poor mental health in the past 30 days compared with LGB adults who did not exercise (P ≤ .01). LGB adults who met one or both of the physical activity guidelines had between 1.2 and 1.7 days less of poor mental health compared with those who did not meet the guidelines (P ≤ .01).
Fewer days of poor mental health were reported by LGB adults who exercised. Determining whether physical activity interventions, including aerobic and strengthening exercises, could improve mental health outcomes in LGB adults should be studied.
在普通人群中，运动与改善心理健康之间存在正相关关系。尽管女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）人群的心理困扰负担更大，但人们对该人群中运动与心理健康之间的关系知之甚少。作者探讨了美国 LGB 成年人报告的运动与心理健康不良之间的关联。
我们的分析使用了 2017 年行为风险因素监测系统调查的数据。多回归分析用于确定锻炼与调整社会人口特征后心理健康日之间的关联。
有 6371 名 LGB 参与者的数据可用。与不运动的 LGB 成年人相比，参加任何运动的 LGB 成年人在过去 30 天内报告的心理健康不良天数减少了近 1.0 天（P ≤.01）。符合一项或两项身体活动指南的 LGB 成年人心理健康不良天数比不符合指南的成年人少 1.2 至 1.7 天（P ≤.01）。
运动的 LGB 成年人报告的心理健康不良天数较少。应研究包括有氧运动和力量训练在内的身体活动干预措施是否可以改善 LGB 成年人的心理健康结果。
