Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 262-267, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-208885
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might trigger depression.METHODS:
This paper examined the impact of obesity on depression. To overcome the endogeneity problem, we constructed pseudo-panel data using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 1997 to 2008.RESULTS:
The results were robust, and body mass index (BMI) was found to have a positive effect on depression days and the percentage of depressed individuals in the population.CONCLUSIONS:
We attempted to overcome the endogeneity problem by using a pseudo-panel approach and found that increases in the BMI increased depression days (or being depressed) to a statistically significant extent, with a large effect size.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Social Isolation
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Body Mass Index
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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Depression
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Depressive Disorder, Major
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Obesity
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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