Can obesity cause depression? A pseudo-panel analysis

Ha, H.; Han, C.; Kim, B.

doi:10.3961/jpmph.17.067

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Can obesity cause depression? A pseudo-panel analysis

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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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Body mass index; Depression; Obesity; Social isolation; adult; age; Article; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; biostatistics; body mass; causal attribution; depression; disease association; female; health survey; human; major clinical study; male; middle aged; obesity; population research; aged; complication; major depression; obesity; risk factor; social isolation; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Risk Factors; Social Isolation

제목: Can obesity cause depression? A pseudo-panel analysis

저자: Ha, H.; Han, C.; Kim, B.

DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.17.067

발행일: 2017

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