Depression and Obesity/Overweight Association in Elderly Women: a Community-Based Case-Control Study

Overweight/obesity and depression are common among women especially in the elderly and can lead to unfavorable outcomes. We aimed to determine the association of overweight with depression and also to find any correlation of depression with some anthropometric indices in old women. A total of 94 dep...

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Published in:Acta medica Iranica 2015-11, Vol.53 (11), p.686-689
Main Authors: Ahmadi, Seyed Mehdi, Keshavarzi, Sareh, Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali, Bagheri Lankarani, Kamran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anthropometry
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depressive Disorders
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Overweight - complications
Women
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Summary:Overweight/obesity and depression are common among women especially in the elderly and can lead to unfavorable outcomes. We aimed to determine the association of overweight with depression and also to find any correlation of depression with some anthropometric indices in old women. A total of 94 depressed elderly women were compared with 99 non-depressed controls. The structured diagnostic interview based on DSM-IV were performed to diagnose depression, and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was completed to rate it. Anthropometric indices were measured and compared between groups. Pearson correlation coefficients were determined for linear relations between variables. Odds Ratio of obesity and overweight in depressed subjects comparing with normal participants was 1.45 (95%CI=0.63-3.32). A significant correlation was observed between BMI and GDS score (r=0.231, P-value=0.001). Total body fat (P-value=0.001) and BMI (P-value=0.016) were significantly higher in depressed women than non-depressed women. Despite the significantly higher total body fat and BMI among old women with depression, only a weak correlation was seen between BMI and GDS score.
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694