Can Obesity Cause Depression? A Pseudo-panel Analysis

The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might trigger depression. This paper examined the impact of obesity on depression. To overcome the endogeneity problem, we constr...

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Published inJournal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 262 - 267
Main Authors Ha, Hyungserk, Han, Chirok, Kim, Beomsoo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 01.07.2017
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Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
Depression
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - diagnosis
Original
Risk Factors
Social Isolation
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Body mass index
Obesity
Depression
Social isolation
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Summary:The US ranks ninth in obesity in the world, and approximately 7% of US adults experience major depressive disorder. Social isolation due to the stigma attached to obesity might trigger depression. This paper examined the impact of obesity on depression. To overcome the endogeneity problem, we constructed pseudopanel data using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 1997 to 2008. The results were robust, and body mass index (BMI) was found to have a positive effect on depression days and the percentage of depressed individuals in the population. We attempted to overcome the endogeneity problem by using a pseudo-panel approach and found that increases in the BMI increased depression days (or being depressed) to a statistically significant extent, with a large effect size.
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ISSN:1975-8375
2233-4521
DOI:10.3961/jpmph.17.067