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KMID : 0607520070150010051
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2007 Volume.15 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.55
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The Pelationship between Obesity and Depression in Korean Women
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Yoon Dae-Hyun
Park Jin-Ho
Lee Cheol-Min
Shin Chan-Soo
Cho Sang-Heon
Oh Byung-Hee
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Abstract
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Backgrounds : Obesity and depression are serious health problem and also constitute cardiovascular disease risk factors. Some studies found an association between obesity and higher rates of depression in women but not in men. The current study examined the association between depressive symptoms and obesity, especially central obesity in Korean women.
Methods : The participants were 4,609 Korean women aged 20-85 years. Each individual was assessed for the presence of obesity and central obesity using the criteria suggested by WPRO(World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific). Depressive symptomatology was measured by Beck Depression Inventory(BDI).
Results : In obese women, rate of depressed women is significantly higher compared normal group(27.6% VS. 23.2%, p<0.01). The rates of depressed women is higher in women who had central obesity(26.9% VS. 22.7%, p<0.01). Depressed women had higher rates of central obesity(93.2% VS.86.9%, p<0.01).
Conclusion : Our findings show obesity especially central obesity is associated with depressed women and suggests that further investigation for interaction between depression and obesity is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Depreesion, Obesity, Central obesity, Beck depression inventory
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