Can obesity cause depression? A pseudo-panel analysis
- Authors
- Ha, H.; Han, C.; Kim, B.
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
- Keywords
- Body mass index; Depression; Obesity; Social isolation
- Citation
- Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, v.50, no.4, pp.262 - 267
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Volume
- 50
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 262
- End Page
- 267
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/86108
- DOI
- 10.3961/jpmph.17.067
- ISSN
- 1975-8375
- 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. © 2017 The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine.
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