Abstract
Objective:Sustained depressive mood is a gateway symptom for a major depressive disorder. This paper investigated whether the association between depressive mood and obesity differs as function of sex, age, and race in US adults after controlling for socio-economic variables of martial status, employment status, income level and education level.Methods:A total of 44 800 nationally representative respondents from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey were studied. Respondents were classified as having experienced a depressive mood if they felt sad, blue, or depressed at least for 1 week in the previous month. The depressive mood was operationalized in terms of duration and sustenance, both defined based on number of days with depressive mood: 7+ and 14+ days. Age groups were classified as young (18-64 years) and old (65+ years). Obesity status was classified as: not overweight/obese (BMI
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 513-519 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Obesity |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- Depressive mood
- Moderator
- Race
- Socio-economic status
- Sustenance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Endocrinology
- Food Science
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism