Why the study?
Does overweight and obesity increase the risk of incident DSM-IV substance use, mood, and anxiety disorders in US adults?
Population
34,653 US adults from the civilian population residing in households and group quarters
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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Supports MDD monitoring in overweight women; leaves open causality and weight-intervention effects.
Does overweight and obesity increase the risk of incident DSM-IV substance use, mood, and anxiety disorders in US adults?
Overweight and obesity in women are associated with an increased risk of incident major depressive disorder, while potentially serving as protective factors against incident substance use disorders.
Pickering et al. (2011) studied this question.
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