Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women

Objective. To estimate the relationship between obesity (defined by both BMI and SAD) and various levels of depressive symptoms in women in the United States. Methods. This is a cross-sectional design. All data were collected from NHANES 2011-2012 and 2013-2014. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ...

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Main Authors: Yang Zhou, Guifang Yang, Wen Peng, Hongliang Zhang, Zhenyu Peng, Ning Ding, Tao Guo, Yuzhong Cai, Qijian Deng, Xiangping Chai
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9624106
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author Yang Zhou
Guifang Yang
Wen Peng
Hongliang Zhang
Zhenyu Peng
Ning Ding
Tao Guo
Yuzhong Cai
Qijian Deng
Xiangping Chai
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Guifang Yang
Wen Peng
Hongliang Zhang
Zhenyu Peng
Ning Ding
Tao Guo
Yuzhong Cai
Qijian Deng
Xiangping Chai
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description Objective. To estimate the relationship between obesity (defined by both BMI and SAD) and various levels of depressive symptoms in women in the United States. Methods. This is a cross-sectional design. All data were collected from NHANES 2011-2012 and 2013-2014. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was the primary variable used to index depressive symptoms. SAD was assessed using an abdominal caliper. We stratified participates into three groups according to SAD (trisection): T1: low (11.8-18.4 cm), T2: middle (18.5-22.8 cm), and T3: high (22.9-40.1 cm). Other data were collected following the NHANES protocols. We aimed to investigate the effects of obesity on the depression in the NHANES populations. Results. A total of 4477 women were enrolled in the final study population. Participants with a high SAD had the highest risk of clinical depression symptoms (OR=1.2, 95% CI: 1.1-1.4), which was, in particular, the case for moderate-severe depression (OR=1.4, 95% CI: 1.1-1.7) and severe depression (OR=1.4, 95% CI: 1.0-1.9). We also found a significant relationship between SAD and BMI (r=0.836). We did, however, not find a significant relationship between BMI and severe depression. Conclusions. SAD had a better correlation with clinical depression symptoms than BMI, especially regarding severe depression symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-ed99482d05e04230a28e2d88c6360b472025-08-20T02:22:10ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842020-01-01202010.1155/2020/96241069624106Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US WomenYang Zhou0Guifang Yang1Wen Peng2Hongliang Zhang3Zhenyu Peng4Ning Ding5Tao Guo6Yuzhong Cai7Qijian Deng8Xiangping Chai9Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaObjective. To estimate the relationship between obesity (defined by both BMI and SAD) and various levels of depressive symptoms in women in the United States. Methods. This is a cross-sectional design. All data were collected from NHANES 2011-2012 and 2013-2014. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was the primary variable used to index depressive symptoms. SAD was assessed using an abdominal caliper. We stratified participates into three groups according to SAD (trisection): T1: low (11.8-18.4 cm), T2: middle (18.5-22.8 cm), and T3: high (22.9-40.1 cm). Other data were collected following the NHANES protocols. We aimed to investigate the effects of obesity on the depression in the NHANES populations. Results. A total of 4477 women were enrolled in the final study population. Participants with a high SAD had the highest risk of clinical depression symptoms (OR=1.2, 95% CI: 1.1-1.4), which was, in particular, the case for moderate-severe depression (OR=1.4, 95% CI: 1.1-1.7) and severe depression (OR=1.4, 95% CI: 1.0-1.9). We also found a significant relationship between SAD and BMI (r=0.836). We did, however, not find a significant relationship between BMI and severe depression. Conclusions. SAD had a better correlation with clinical depression symptoms than BMI, especially regarding severe depression symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9624106
spellingShingle Yang Zhou
Guifang Yang
Wen Peng
Hongliang Zhang
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Tao Guo
Yuzhong Cai
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Xiangping Chai
Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
Behavioural Neurology
title Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
title_full Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
title_fullStr Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
title_short Relationship between Depression Symptoms and Different Types of Measures of Obesity (BMI, SAD) in US Women
title_sort relationship between depression symptoms and different types of measures of obesity bmi sad in us women
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9624106
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