Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children, adolescents and young adults with overweight or obesity and mental health disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders are important comorbidities in youth with obesity. Aim was to describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of youth with overweight or obesity having comorbid mental disorders.

Methods

Data from children, adolescents, and young adults (age 6-30 years) with overweight or obesity and mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorder, eating disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADHD)) from 226 centers in Germany and Austria participating in the Adiposity Patient Registry (APV) were analyzed and compared with those without reported mental disorders using regression modeling.

Results

Mental health comorbidity was reported in a total of 3969 out of 114,248 individuals with overweight or obesity: 42.5% had ADHD, 31.3% anxiety disorders, 24.3% d

SUBMITTER: Galler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896720 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature