Longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and body mass index in a 20-year follow-up

Longitudinal studies have rarely investigated changes in depressive symptoms and indicators of obesity simultaneously, although it is often proposed that the positive relationship between depression and obesity is bidirectional. The present study examined the reciprocal nature of the relationship be...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2014-05, Vol.38 (5), p.668-674
Main Authors: KONTTINEN, H, KIVIRUUSU, O, HUURRE, T, HAUKKALA, A, ARO, H, MARTTUNEN, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Analysis
Autoregressive models
Biological and medical sciences
Body mass
Body Mass Index
Body size
Body weight
Body weight gain
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Cohort analysis
Control programs
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Depression, Mental
Diet
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Growth models
Humans
Life Style
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Metabolic diseases
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Motor Activity
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - psychology
Physiological aspects
Psychological aspects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sex Factors
Social research
Social Stigma
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weight control
Weight Gain
Weight reduction
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Summary:Longitudinal studies have rarely investigated changes in depressive symptoms and indicators of obesity simultaneously, although it is often proposed that the positive relationship between depression and obesity is bidirectional. The present study examined the reciprocal nature of the relationship between depressive symptoms and body mass index (BMI) in a 20-year follow-up survey. Participants of a Finnish cohort study in 1989 at 22 years (N=1656) were followed up at ages 32 (N=1262) and 42 (N=1155) with postal questionnaires. BMI was calculated on the basis of self-reported weight and height, and depressive symptoms were assessed using the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory. Latent growth models (LGM) and cross-lagged autoregressive models were used to determine prospective associations between depressive symptoms and BMI. LGM analyses indicated that men with higher initial levels of depressive symptoms experienced a faster rate of increase in BMI (β=0.20, P
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2013.151