Metabolic Health, Overweight or Obesity, and Depressive Symptoms among Older Australian Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between overweight or obesity and depressive symptoms in individuals with or without cardio-metabolic abnormalities is unclear. In a cross-sectional study we examined the odds of experiencing depressive symptoms in overweight or obese older adults with or without metabolic abnormalities.

Methods

The participants included 3318 older adults from the Hunter Community Study Cohort with a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 18.5 kgm², stratified by BMI and metabolic health risk. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kgm² and metabolically healthy as the absence of metabolic risk factors, according to International Diabetic Federation criteria for metabolic syndromes. Moderate to severe depressive symptoms were defined as a Centre for Epidemiologica

SUBMITTER: Opio J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11013641 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature