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Life course BMI trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood are differentially associated with anxiety and depression outcomes in middle age.

Claire GallagherJane PirkisKatrina A LambertJennifer L PerretGulshan B AliCaroline J LodgeGayan BowatteGarun S HamiltonMelanie C MathesonDinh S BuiMichael John AbramsonE Haydn WaltersShyamali C DharmageBircan Erbas
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2023)
We found an increased risk of depression in middle age among individuals with a persistently high BMI from childhood to mid-adulthood and individuals with an average BMI in childhood which then increased consistently throughout adulthood. Encouragingly, resolving childhood adiposity by adulthood was associated with lesser anxiety symptoms. Taken together, these findings highlight the need to target mental health screening and treatment towards high-risk BMI trajectory groups and the importance of early interventions to prevent and resolve excess weight.
Keyphrases
  • early life
  • depressive symptoms
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • mental health
  • sleep quality
  • physical activity
  • childhood cancer
  • type diabetes