The psychological legacy of past obesity and early mortality: evidence from two longitudinal studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We test a novel 'weight scarring' hypothesis which suggests that past obesity is associated with impairments in current psychological well-being and this increases risk of negative physical health outcomes associated with obesity. Across two nationally representative studies, we tested whether past obesity is associated with current psychological outcomes and whether these psychological outcomes explain the association between past obesity and subsequent early mortality.

Methods

Data were from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (n = 29,047) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (n = 11,998). Past obesity was defined based on maximum lifetime weight in NHANES and the highest weight from past study waves in the HRS. Across both studies

SUBMITTER: Putra IGNE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10655273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature