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KMID : 0191120110260010108
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011 Volume.26 No. 1 p.108 ~ p.115
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Relationships of Mental Disorders and Weight Status in the Korean Adult Population
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Sunwoo Young-Kyung
Bae Jae-Nam
Hahm Bong-Jin
Lee Dong-Woo
Park Jong-Ik
Cho Seong-Jin
Lee Jun-Young
Kim Jin-Yeong
Chang Sung-Man
Jeon Hong-Jin
Cho Maeng-Je
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between weight status and mental disorders, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. A total of nationally representative 6,510 subjects aged 18-64 yr was interviewed in face-to-face household survey. Response rate was 81.7%. Mental disorders were diagnosed using the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI). The subjects reported their heights and weights. After adjusting for age and gender, the lifetime diagnosis of depressive disorder had a significant association with only the underweight group (odds ratio [OR], 1.68, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19-2.38). The association between underweight and depressive disorder was the strongest for subjects with a high education level (OR, 1.75, 95% CI, 1.2-2.56), subjects with a married/cohabiting status (OR, 1.94, 95% CI, 1.17-3.22) and smokers (OR, 2.58, 95% CI, 1.33-4.98). There was no significant association between obesity and depressive disorder in Korea. But there was a significant association between the underweight group and depressive disorder. The relationship between obesity and mental disorder in a Korean population was different from that in a Western population. These results suggest that the differences of traditional cultures and races might have an important effect on the associations between the weight status and mental disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Weight Status, Obesity, Under Weight, Mental Disorders, Body Mass Index
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