AUTHOR=Wang Tao , Dai Bingqin , Shi Huanchen , Li Huawei , Fan Kexin , Zhang Dongfeng , Zhou Yunping 

TITLE=Weight change across adulthood in relation to the risk of depression

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1108093

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1108093

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Background: Studies examining weight change patterns and depression are scarce and report inconsistent findings. This study -aimed to elucidate the association between weight change patterns and the risk of depression in a large, representative sample of US adults.Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2018 was analyzed. Five weight change groups were categorized: stable normal, weight loss, weight gain, maximum overweight, and stable obesity. Depression was ascertained using the validated Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and depression was defined as PHQ score ≥10.2 This is a provisional file, not the final typeset article Conclusions: Our study suggested that stable obesity and weight gain across adulthood were associated with increased risks of depression.