Depression score mediate the association between a body shape index and infertility in overweight and obesity females, NHANES 2013-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and obese females demonstrate a significantly increased risk of anovulatory infertility. This study aims to investigate whether depression score could mediate the association between a body shape index (ABSI) and infertility, especially in overweight and obese population.

Methods

We included 5431 adult female Americans from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2013-2018) database. ABSI manifested the body shape using waist circumference, weight, and height. Infertility or fertility status was defined by interviewing female participants aged ≥ 18 through the reproductive health questionnaires. Depression symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) with total scores between 0 and 27. To investigate the

SUBMITTER: Pan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature