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Association between common mental disorder and obesity over the adult life course.

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Kivimäki, Mika, Batty, G. David, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Nabi, Hermann, Sabia, Séverine, Tabak, Adam G., Akbaraly, Tasnime N., Vahtera, Jussi +2 more·2009·British Journal of Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: Prospective data on the association between common mental disorders and obesity are scarce, and the impact of ageing on this association is poorly understood. AIMS: To examine the association between common mental disorders and obesity (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m(2)) across the adult life course. METHOD: The participants, 6820 men and 3346 women, aged 35-55 were screened four times during a 19-year follow-up (the Whitehall II study). Each screening included measurements of mental disorders (the General Health Questionnaire), weight and height. RESULTS: The excess risk of obesity in the presence of mental disorders increased with age (P = 0.004). The estimated proportion of people who were obese was 5.7% at age 40 both in the presence and absence of mental disorders, but the corresponding figures were 34.6% and 27.1% at age 70. The excess risk did not vary by gender or according to ethnic group or socioeconomic position. CONCLUSIONS: The association between common mental disorders and obesity becomes stronger at older ages.

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  • Both depressive and anxiety disorders contribute to weight gain.

    “both depressive and anxiety disorders were found to contribute to weight gain (McNaughton et al., 2008; Strine et al., 2008; Kivimaki et al., 2009)”

    From The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity (2022) · cites this paper as Kivimaki et al., 2009

    The Methods (Measurements; page not provided) say the study measured a combined screen of anxiety and depression symptoms, and the Results (Multilevel analysis; page not provided) associate that measure with higher odds of obesity. The paper does not establish that depressive and anxiety disorders each cause weight gain; its Discussion (Plausible mechanisms; page not provided) presents a causal pathway as possible, not demonstrated. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  1. [19]Goldberg DP Detecting Pychiatric Illness by Questionnaire 1972 Oxford University Press London

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Kivimäki, M., Batty, G. D., Singh-Manoux, A., Nabi, H., Sabia, S., Tabak, A. G., Akbaraly, T. N., Vahtera, J., Marmot, M. G., & Jokela, M.
Affiliations
  • MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • University College London (GB)
  • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI)
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2009-08
Volume
195
Issue
2
Pages
149-155
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2171186447
Cited by
90
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 11
FWCI
7.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (HS06516)
  • Wellcome Trust
  • British Heart Foundation (HS06516, RG/07/008/23674)
  • University College London
  • European Science Foundation
  • University of Glasgow
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Semmelweis Egyetem
  • Academy of Finland (117604, 124322)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS06516)
  • Medical Research Council (HS06516, WC1E 6BT)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG 13196, R37AG013196, R01AG013196)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL36310, R01HL036310)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
common mental disorders, obesity, body mass index, adult life course, aging, Whitehall II study, gender differences, ethnic differences, socioeconomic position
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Mental Disorders, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity

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