Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 262-267, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| 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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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Isolamento Social
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Sistema de Vigilância de Fator de Risco Comportamental
/
Depressão
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior
/
Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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