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Association between common mental disorder and obesity over the adult life course.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19648547     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Mika Kivimäki; G David Batty; Archana Singh-Manoux; Hermann Nabi; Séverine Sabia; Adam G Tabak; Tasnime N Akbaraly; Jussi Vahtera; Michael G Marmot; Markus Jokela
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science     Volume:  195     ISSN:  1472-1465     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Psychiatry     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-03     Completed Date:  2009-12-11     Revised Date:  2012-05-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0342367     Medline TA:  Br J Psychiatry     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  149-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, UK. m.kivimaki@ucl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*,  psychology
Middle Aged
Obesity / epidemiology*,  psychology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG13196/AG/NIA NIH HHS; HL36310/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HS06516/HS/AHRQ HHS; R01 AG013196/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG013196-16/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 HL036310-15/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R37 AG013196-09/AG/NIA NIH HHS; //British Heart Foundation; //Medical Research Council
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