Why the study?
Is depressive mood associated with abdominal fat distribution in overweight premenopausal women?
Population
101 overweight premenopausal women with no eating disorders (DSM IV criteria)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Depressive mood-visceral fat association is hypothesis-generating; should not yet inform CHD risk assessment or practice in overweight premenopausal women.
Is depressive mood associated with abdominal fat distribution in overweight premenopausal women?
Depressive mood is positively associated with visceral, but not subcutaneous, adipose tissue in overweight premenopausal women, potentially linking depression to coronary heart disease risk.
Lee et al. (2005) studied this question.
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