Descriptive information on the NESDA sample (mean ± std or percentages [n]) by season of sampling.

Abbreviations: BAI, Beck’s Anxiety Inventory; IDS, Inventory of Depressive Symptoms; MDD, Major Depressive Disorder.1 Mean met-minutes (i.e., ratio of energy expenditure during activity to energy expenditure at rest).2 Current (6 months diagnosis).3 Included a diagnosis of social phobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and/or agoraphobia.4 Included the use of a pharmacological antidepressant (SSRI, SNRI, TCA, NaSSA, and/or St. John’s worth) for at.least one month at regular dose (World Health Organization [WHO]).a Post-hoc tests showed higher levels in the winter as compared to the other seasons.b Post-hoc tests showed higher percentages in the summer, autumn and spring as compared to the winter season.