Weight status and psychological distress in a Mediterranean Spanish population: a symmetric U-shaped relationship

Weight status and psychological distress in a Mediterranean Spanish population: a symmetric U-shaped relationship

Psychological disorders in people with extreme weight (low weight or obesity) should be taken into consideration by health professionals in order to practice an effective treatment to these patients. This study evaluates the association between body mass index (BMI) and psychological distress in 563...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrients 2014-04, Vol.6 (4), p.1662-1677
Hauptverfasser: Martínez, Elena Villalobos, Gutiérrez-Bedmar, Mario, García-Rodríguez, Antonio, Mariscal, Alberto, Muñoz-Bravo, Carlos, Navajas, Joaquín Fernández-Crehuet
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gender differences
Health care
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - psychology
Overweight
Overweight - psychology
Preventive medicine
psychological distress
Psychopathology
SCL-90-R
Spain - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thinness - psychology
underweight
Womens health
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Psychological disorders in people with extreme weight (low weight or obesity) should be taken into consideration by health professionals in order to practice an effective treatment to these patients. This study evaluates the association between body mass index (BMI) and psychological distress in 563 inhabitants of Málaga (South of Spain). Participants were classified in four categories of BMI: Underweight (BMI 30 Kg/m2). Psychological distress was measured with the Spanish version of the Derogatis' Symptoms Checklist Revised (SCL-90-R). We observed a symmetric U-shaped relationship between weight status and psychological distress in all SCL-90-R dimensions (p for quadratic trend
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu6041662