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Is body weight dissatisfaction a predictor of depression independent of body mass index, sex and age? Results of a cross-sectional study

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Title
Is body weight dissatisfaction a predictor of depression independent of body mass index, sex and age? Results of a cross-sectional study
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BMC Public Health, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3497-8
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Aline Richard, Sabine Rohrmann, Tina Lohse, Monika Eichholzer

Abstract

Little is known about the association of dissatisfaction with body weight - a component of body image - with depression in individuals of different sex, age, and with different body mass index (BMI). Hence, the aim of our study was to evaluate the association of body weight dissatisfaction (BWD) with depression in different sub-groups. We analyzed data of 15,975 individuals from the cross-sectional 2012 Swiss Health Survey. Participants were asked about their body weight satisfaction. The validated Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to ascertain depression. Age was stratified into three groups (18-29, 30-59, and ≥60 years). The body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported body height and weight and categorized into underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m(2)), normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2)), and obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m(2)). The association between body weight dissatisfaction (BWD) and depression was assessed with logistic regression analyses and odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were computed. BWD was associated with depression in the overall group (OR 2.04, 95 % CI 1.66-2.50) as well as in men (OR 1.85, 95 % CI 1.34-2.56) and women (OR 2.25, 95 % CI 1.71-2.96) independent of BMI. The stratification by age groups showed significant associations of BWD with depression in young (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.16-2.74), middle-aged (OR 2.10, 95 % CI 1.61-2.74) and old individuals (OR 2.34, 95 % CI 1.30-4.23) independent of BMI. Stratification by BMI categories resulted in statistically significant positive associations of BWD and depression in underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese individuals. BWD was associated with depression independent of BMI, sex and age.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 13%
Student > Master 9 10%
Student > Postgraduate 7 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 7%
Other 18 19%
Unknown 27 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 20 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 17%
Psychology 14 15%
Social Sciences 2 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 2%
Other 10 11%
Unknown 30 32%
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