Comorbid depression and obesity, and its transition on the risk of functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence has indicated that depression and obesity were associated with functional disability, independently. However, little is known about the detrimental impact of comorbid depression and obesity, as well as its transition on functional disability. This study investigated the association of baseline depression-obesity status and its dynamic change with incident functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese.

Methods

This cohort study included 5507 participants aged ≥45 years from the 2011 and 2015 waves of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Depression was defined with a score ≥ 10 using the 10-item Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥28 kg/m². Participants were cross-class

SUBMITTER: Lin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8976974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature