Obesity and depression: the course of depressive disorders depending on the body mass index, the role of physical activity and cognitive-behavioral therapy for their correction

• Published in: Zdorov'i︠a︡, sport, reabilitat︠s︡ii︠a sport, reabilitat︠s︡ii︠a, 2023-06, Vol.9 (2), p.86-98
• Main Authors: Kiro, Ludmyla, Zak, Maksym, Chernyshov, Oleh, Sverdlova, Mziia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2520-2677; 2520-2685
• DOI: 10.34142/HSR.2023.09.02.07

Purpose: to establish the relationship between the severity of the course of depressive disorders and body mass index in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on the background of abdominal obesity, the role of physical activity and cognitive-behavioral therapy for their correction.  Materials and methods. 272 people (136 women and 136 men) were examined. The patients were divided into two clinical groups: 1st group – 90 people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and overweight (average body mass index =27.5±1.31 kg/m2), who followed only dietary recommendations and a complex physical exercises; 2nd group  - 92 people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease  and abdominal obesity of the 1st degree (average body mass index =31.74±1.03 kg/m2), who additional  underwent a 6-month course of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The control group consisted of 90 people with normal body weight (average body mass index =22.41±1.43 kg/m2). The Beck scale was used to assess the presence of depression. Results. Depression in patients of the 1st and 2nd groups was registered in 2.3 times (x2=28.105, p=4.762e-10