Depression and anxiety symptoms in relation to anthropometry and metabolism in men

Ahlberg, Ann‐Charlotte; Ljung, Thomas; Rosmond, Roland; McEwen, Bruce S.; Holm, Göran; Åkesson, Hans Olof; Björntorp, Per

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“…Bias reporting would be an important requirement for supporting a spurious association. There are two possible ways in which bias reporting may arise between BMI and asthma symptoms: firstly, those reporting asthma symptoms are more likely to have anxiety and somatise, or to have depression 20,21 and these symptoms are more frequent in obese people [22][23][24][25] and, secondly, obesity may be a risk factor for dyspnoea, rather than airflow obstruction. 26 There is ample evidence that anxiety and depression are associated with obesity.…”

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Is there a causal relation between obesity and asthma? Evidence from Chile

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OBJECTIVE: An association between obesity and asthma symptoms has been reported in the literature, but such a relationship is inconsistent if atopic status or bronchial hyper responsiveness (BHR) is considered. The objective was to assess the association between obesity and asthma symptoms or BHR in adults. METHODS: A study was carried out in 1232 people born between 1974 and 1978 in Chile. The participants completed the European Community Health Survey questionnaire, were skin tested and subject to a BHR challenge to methacholine. MEASUREMENTS: Weight, height and waist circumference were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. RESULTS: There was a positive association between wheeze and breathlessness following exercise and BMI (both with an OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.00-1.06), the associations with wheeze tended to disappear in women who did react at least to one allergen, and persisted in those who did not react to any allergens. BMI was negatively associated with BHR (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.89-0.97). Waist circumference was not associated with asthma symptoms and it was negatively associated with BHR. CONCLUSION: Although there was an association between BMI and asthma symptoms, there were weaknesses in the evidence because waist circumference, a more direct measure of obesity than BMI, was not associated with asthma symptoms, and BMI and waist circumference were negatively associated with BHR.

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“…26 There is ample evidence that anxiety and depression are associated with obesity. [22][23][24][25] Binge eating is a mechanism for gaining weight and also may be an expression of anxiety. Thus, obese participants may overreport asthma symptoms because of psychological symptoms.…”

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“…One specific factor may be mental depression, which is associated with both overweight, 17,18 weight gain 19 and abdominal obesity. 20 Thin people often have higher mortality than those who are of normal weight, but opinions are divided as to whether or not this is due to smoking or occult disease such as cancer. 2 There is no increase in disability pensions among people having a BMI of less than 22.5 kg/m 2 in Finland, 4 but such an increase was found specifically for disability arising from musculoskeletal conditions among people with a BMI of less than 20 kg/m 221 F a cutoff point also used in the present study.…”

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Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults

Laitinen¹,

Näyhä

Kujala

2005

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVES:To study how body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) at 14 and 31 years (y) changes in BMI between 14 and 31 y, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) at 31 y are associated with poor perceived working ability at 31 y. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: A population-based cohort, originally 11637 people, born in Northern Finland in 1966 was resurveyed at 14 and 31 y. MEASUREMENTS: Perceived work ability (measured by modified work ability index, WAI), BMI, WHR, alcohol intake, smoking, basic education and work history were recorded at 31 y and BMI also at 14 y. RESULTS: Low WAI (15% of lowest values) at 31 y showed a U-shaped association with BMI at 14 y, and also with BMI at 31 y, except in obese males. Low WAI similarly had a U-shaped association with WHR, but in males only, while in females, the probability of low WAI increased almost linearly with WHR. Low WAI was more common among smokers and people with a low level of education. The pattern for alcohol intake was more equivocal, with a nonsignificant finding in males and an almost linear decrease of low WAI with increasing alcohol intake in females. CONCLUSIONS: Work ability, health habits and anthropometric measures should be evaluated regularly in young workers, and preventive measures against diseases leading to premature retirement should be taken in time, for example by the occupational health-care service.

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“…A positive correlation between abdominal obesity and depressive symptoms was previously observed in a study of 59 middle-aged men. 20 The aim of the present study was to examine the association between body size and depression in a longitudinal setting in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort (NFBC 1966). We evaluated first whether obesity in adolescence (at the age of 14 years) predicts depression in young adulthood (at the age of 31 years) and secondly whether depression is more common among the obese than among those with normal weight at the age of 31 years.…”

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Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study

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Objective: To examine the association between body size and depression in a longitudinal setting and to explore the connection between obesity and depression in young adults at the age of 31 years. Design: This study forms part of the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study (N ¼ 12 058). The follow-up studies were performed at 14 and 31 years. Data were collected by postal inquiry at 14 years and by postal inquiry and clinical examination at 31 years. Subjects: A total of 8451 subjects (4029 men and 4422 women) who gave a written informed consent and information on depression by three depression indicators at 31 years. Measurements: Body size at 14 (body mass index (BMI) and 31 (BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)) years and depression at 31 years by three different ways: depressive symptoms by the HSCL-25-depression questionnaire (HSCL-25), the use of antidepressants and self-reported physician-diagnosed depression. Results: Obesity at 14 years associated with depressive symptoms at 31 years; among male subjects using the cutoff point 2.01 in the HSCL-25 (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.97, 95% CI 1.06-3.68), among female subjects using the cutoff point 1.75 (adjusted OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.16-2.32). Female subjects who were obese both at baseline and follow-up had depressive symptoms relatively commonly (adjusted OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.06-1.85 at cutoff point 1.75); a similar association was not found among male subjects. The proportion of those who used antidepressants was 2.17-fold higher among female subjects who had gained weight compared to female subjects who had stayed normal-weighted (adjusted OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.28-3.68). In the crosssectional analyses male subjects with abdominal obesity (WHR X85th percentile) had a 1.76-fold risk of depressive symptoms using the cutoff 2.01 in the HSCL-25 (adjusted OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.08-2.88). Abdominally obese male subjects had a 2.07-fold risk for physician-diagnosed depression (adjusted OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.23-3.47) and the proportion of those who used antidepressants was 2.63-fold higher among obese male subjects than among male subjects without abdominal obesity (adjusted OR 2.63, 95% CI 1.33-5.21). Abdominal obesity did not associate with depression in female subjects. Conclusion: Obesity in adolescence may be associated with later depression in young adulthood, abdominal obesity among male subjects may be closely related to concomitant depression, and being overweight/obese both in adolescence and adulthood may be a risk for depression among female subjects.

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Depression and anxiety symptoms in relation to anthropometry and metabolism in men

Cited by 94 publications

References 27 publications

Is there a causal relation between obesity and asthma? Evidence from Chile

Is there a causal relation between obesity and asthma? Evidence from Chile

Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults

Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study

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