Risk of future depression in people who are obese but metabolically healthy: the English longitudinal study of ageing

M Hamer, GD Batty, M Kivimaki - Molecular psychiatry, 2012 - nature.com
There is some evidence to suggest that obesity is a risk factor for the development of
depression, although this is not a universal finding. This discordance might be ascribed to …

Association of metabolically healthy obesity with depressive symptoms: pooled analysis of eight studies

M Jokela, M Hamer, A Singh-Manoux, GD Batty… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
The hypothesis of metabolically healthy obesity posits that adverse health effects of obesity
are largely avoided when obesity is accompanied by a favorable metabolic profile. We …

Obesity and metabolic syndrome increase the risk of incident depression in older men: the health in men study

OP Almeida, J Calver, K Jamrozik, GJ Hankey… - The American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background: Obesity has been associated with increased risk of prevalent depression
among young and middle-aged adults, but the association between obesity (and its various …

Obesity and depressive symptoms in mid-life: a population-based cohort study

A Mulugeta, A Zhou, C Power, E Hyppönen - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Background Obesity and depression are both highly prevalent public health disorders and
evidence on their relationship is inconsistent. This study examined whether depressive …

[HTML][HTML] Overweight, obesity, and individual symptoms of depression: a multicohort study with replication in UK Biobank

P Frank, M Jokela, GD Batty, C Lassale… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Obesity is associated with increased risk of depression, but the extent to which
this association is symptom-specific is unknown. We examined the associations of …

Obesity and onset of depression among US middle-aged and older adults

X Xiang, R An - Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives This paper aims to examine the relationship between obesity and onset of
depression among US middle-aged and older adults. Methods Data came from 1994 to …

Is obesity associated with major depression? Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

CU Onyike, RM Crum, HB Lee… - American journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988–1994)
were used to examine the relation between obesity and depression. Past-month depression …

Obesity and onset of significant depressive symptoms: results from a prospective community-based cohort study of older men and women

N Vogelzangs, SB Kritchevsky… - The Journal of clinical …, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Although several cross-sectional studies have linked obesity and depression, less
is known about their longitudinal association and about the relative influence of obesity …

The longitudinal association from obesity to depression: Results from the 12‐year National Population Health Survey

G Gariepy, JL Wang, AD Lesage, N Schmitz - Obesity, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Prior observational studies have investigated the association between obesity and
depression but evidence remains weak and mixed. There has been a call for high‐quality …

Association between obesity and depression in middle-aged women

GE Simon, EJ Ludman, JA Linde… - General hospital …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the association between obesity and depression among middle-aged
women. METHODS: A total of 4641 female health plan enrollees aged 40–65 years …