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Obesity and anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Background Obesity and anxiety are the two most common health problems and increased body mass index can be lead to anxiety. Objective The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the frequency of anxiety symptoms in people who are obese/overweight. Methods For this purpose the authors systematically searched keywords in the databases PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO and Google scholar through August 2018. After a comprehensive review, 25 studies were included into the meta-analysis. Results Results of the meta-analysis showed that the frequency of anxiety in obesity had a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.30 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.20-1.41 and in overweight had an OR of 1.10 and CI of 1.00-1.21. Comparison between obesity/overweight and normal weight showed high frequency of anxiety in obesity/overweight with respect to subgroups (sex, obesity and anxiety assessment, adjusted/unadjusted, anxiety duration and age). Evaluation of 25 studies included in the meta-analysis showed publication bias. Conclusion Overall, findings indicate anxiety occurs more frequently in obese/overweight people compared with normal weight people.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Amiri, S., & Behnezhad, S.
- Affiliations
- Urmia University (IR)
- Kharazmi University (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Amiri, Sohrab
- Venue
- neuropsychiatrie
- Published
- 2019-02-18
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 72-89
- ISSN
- 0948-6259 (ISSN-L)
- 2194-1327
- OpenAlex
- W2915811569
- Cited by
- 265
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 3.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Neuropsychiatrie (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- None (None)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- obesity, anxiety symptoms, overweight, body mass index, anxiety prevalence, sex differences, anxiety assessment, publication bias
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Humans, Obesity, Comorbidity, Body Mass Index, Odds Ratio
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