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The long-arm of adolescent weight status on later life depressive symptoms

Author(s) -

Melissa L. Martinson,

Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw020

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , socioeconomic status , depression (economics) , obesity , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , demography , mental health , body mass index , gerontology , life course approach , odds ratio , longitudinal study , adolescent health , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , population , psychology , developmental psychology , environmental health , anxiety , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics

given the increase in worldwide obesity among children and adolescents, the long-term consequences of childhood obesity on the risk of adverse health outcomes in later life has garnered increased attention. Much of the work on earlier life weight status and later life health has focused on cardiovascular-related outcomes in mid- to late-adulthood; however, little is known about the later life mental health consequences of adolescent body weight.

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