Association between physical multimorbidity, body mass index and mental health/disorders in a representative sample of people with obesity.

Ahmed Jerome RomainJacques MarleauAurelie Baillot

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2019)

Among people with obesity, physical multimorbidity is preferentially associated with poor mental health/disorders. There is an existence of a somatic-mental multimorbidity which should be assessed and prevented in the management of obesity.

Keyphrases

mental health
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
mental illness
physical activity
adipose tissue
body mass index
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