Adolescent Weight and Depressive Symptoms: For Whom is Weight a Burden?
Adolescent Weight and Depressive Symptoms: For Whom is Weight a Burden?
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00676.x
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发表时间：
2009-12-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Martin, Molly A.
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作者：
Frisco, Michelle L.;Houle, Jason N.;Martin, Molly A.
目的青少年体重和抑郁症状本身及其相互关联是严重的人群健康问题。本研究探讨体重和抑郁症状之间的关系是否因性别和种族/民族的不同而不同，因为体重和心理痛苦的形状体验都不同。方法结果基于国家青少年健康纵向研究(ADD Health)数据的多变量分析。结果青春期女孩的体重与抑郁症状之间没有关联，但这些关联在男孩中有很大差异。在所有男孩以及白人和西班牙裔男孩的亚群中，体重不足与抑郁症状有关。在西班牙裔男孩中，那些超重(与正常体重相比)的人报告抑郁症状的可能性较低。最后，在体重正常的男孩中，西班牙裔和黑人比白人更有可能报告抑郁症状。结论提醒人们，理解人群健康问题有时需要关注亚群，而不仅仅是整个人群。
ObjectiveAdolescent weight and depressive symptoms are serious population health concerns in their own right and as they relate to each other. This study asks whether relationships between weight and depressive symptoms vary by sex and race/ethnicity because both shape experiences of weight and psychological distress.MethodsResults are based on multivariate analyses of National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data.ResultsThere are no associations between adolescent girls' weight and depressive symptoms, but these associations vary considerably among boys. Underweight is associated with depressive symptoms among all boys and subpopulations of white and Hispanic boys. Among Hispanic boys, those who are overweight (vs. normal weight) have a lower probability of reporting depressive symptoms. Finally, among normal weight boys, Hispanics and blacks are more likely to report depressive symptoms than whites.ConclusionsFindings are a reminder that understanding population health issues sometimes requires a focus on subpopulations, not simply the population as a whole.