The Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Waist Circumference Among Normal-Weight Individuals in the Peruvian Population: A 3-Year Pooled Cross-Sectional Study

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-02 DOI:10.1002/ajhb.24194

Lorena Saavedra-Garcia, Miguel Moscoso-Porras, Ysabella Benites-Castillo, Luis German-Montejo, Paula Andrea Diaz-Valencia, Noël C. Barengo, Heidi von Harscher, Jamee Guerra Valencia

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Abstract

Introduction

Limited information is available on the association between depressive symptoms and waist circumference (WC) in individuals with normal weight. This study aimed to analyze the association between depressive symptoms and WC among individuals aged 18 years or older with normal weight in the Peruvian population between 2019 and 2021.

Methods

Analytical cross-sectional study. Data from the Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey (2019–2021) were analyzed. The sample consisted of 26 933 participants. The outcome variable was WC. The exposure variables included the overall Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score and severity of depressive symptoms. Generalized linear models of the Gaussian family estimated the effects with β coefficients for the associations between WC and depressive symptoms stratified by age and sex.

Results

A significant inverse association was observed between depressive symptoms and WC in young (< 35 years) individuals of both sexes. In young males, a dose–response relationship emerged, with greater severity of depressive symptoms associated with progressively lower WC. Specifically, inverse associations were found for moderate (β = −1.74, 95% CI: −3.25 to −0.23), moderately severe (β = −2.81, 95% CI: −4.71 to −0.91), and severe (β = −2.75, 95% CI: −5.11 to −0.40) depressive symptoms.

Conclusions

Among young individuals of both sexes with a normal weight, depressive symptoms were inversely associated with WC. These findings underscore the need for nuanced considerations of age and sex when exploring the interplay of depression and abdominal adiposity in individuals with normal weight.

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秘鲁正常体重人群中抑郁症状与腰围的关系：一项为期3年的汇总横断面研究

在体重正常的个体中，关于抑郁症状与腰围（WC）之间关系的信息有限。本研究旨在分析2019年至2021年间秘鲁18岁及以上体重正常的个体抑郁症状与WC之间的关系。方法：分析性横断面研究。分析了秘鲁人口与健康调查（2019-2021年）的数据。样本包括26933名参与者。结果变量为WC。暴露变量包括总体患者健康问卷-9 （PHQ-9）评分和抑郁症状的严重程度。高斯族广义线性模型用β系数估计按年龄和性别分层的WC和抑郁症状之间关联的影响。结果：青少年抑郁症状与腰围呈显著负相关（结论：在体重正常的男女青少年中，抑郁症状与腰围呈负相关）。这些发现强调，在研究体重正常的个体中抑郁和腹部肥胖的相互作用时，需要细致入微地考虑年龄和性别。

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American Journal of Human Biology 生物-生物学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

13.80%

发文量

124

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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