Depressive symptoms in women's midlife in relation to their body weight before, during and after childbearing years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine how weight and weight changes related to pregnancy were associated with depressive symptoms 11-16 years after childbirth.

Method

We followed 16,998 first-time mothers from the Danish National Birth Cohort up till 16 years after birth and estimated associations between depressive symptoms and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) (kg m^-2), weight changes in different time periods, and BMI-adjusted waist circumference 7 years after birth (WC_BMI, cm). Depressive symptoms were estimated by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression 10-item scale. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals.

Results

Compared with normal-weight, we found that underwei

SUBMITTER: Bliddal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5192541 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature