Depressive symptoms and poorer performance on the Stroop Task are associated with weight gain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Executive function impairments and depression are associated with obesity but whether they predict weight gain is unclear.

Methods

Forty-six individuals (35m, 37±10y) completed the Stroop Task, Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST), Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology (IDS-SR), Physical Anhedonia Scale (PAS), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Body composition (DXA) and fasting glucose were also measured. Data from return visits were used to assess changes in weight.

Results

Poorer Stroop and WCST performance associated with higher BMI whereas poorer IGT and WCST performance associated with higher body fat (%; all p's≤0.05). Stroop interference (p=0.04; p=0.05) and IDS-SR (p=0.06; p=0.02) associated with increased BMI and weight gai

SUBMITTER: Stinson EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417879 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature