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Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 6/2018

Open Access 01-06-2018 | Original Paper

Association between obesity and depressive symptoms in Mexican population

Authors: Gerardo A. Zavala, Spyros Kolovos, Alessandro Chiarotto, Judith E. Bosmans, Maiza Campos-Ponce, Jorge L. Rosado, Olga P. Garcia

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Obesity and depression are among the leading causes of disability in Mexico, but their association has not been explored yet. The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between obesity and depression in Mexican population.

Methods

We used data from the health and nutrition survey (ENSANUT 2012), which is representative of the Mexican population. Obesity was determined using the body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity by measuring waist circumference. Depressive symptoms were reported using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Short-Form (CES-D-SF, scale 0–21). Regression analyses were performed between obesity and depression, adjusting for gender, age, living with a partner, education, and diabetes history.

Results

Obese women had 1.28 (95% CI 1.07–1.53) times the odds of having depression in comparison with normal-weight women, whereas no association was found for men (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.74–1.19). A significant association between BMI and depressive symptoms score (β = 0.05, 95% CI 0.02–0.07) was present in women, but no association was found for men (β = − 0.02, 95% CI − 0.05 to 0.00). There was a statistically significant association between waist circumference and depression scores again for women (β = 0.03, 95% CI 0.01–0.04) but not for men (β = 0.00, 95% CI − 0.01 to 0.01). No associations were found between abdominal obesity and depression for both genders. No association was found between different obesity severity levels and depression for both genders.

Conclusion

Obesity was associated with depression in Mexican women, whereas no association was found between obesity and depression in men.
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Metadata
Title
Association between obesity and depressive symptoms in Mexican population
Authors
Gerardo A. Zavala
Spyros Kolovos
Alessandro Chiarotto
Judith E. Bosmans
Maiza Campos-Ponce
Jorge L. Rosado
Olga P. Garcia
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1517-y

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