scholarly journals Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Their Association with Breastfeeding and Child Weight Outcomes

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
María Pineros-Leano ◽  
Jaclyn A. Saltzman ◽  
Janet M. Liechty ◽  
Salma Musaad ◽  
Liliana Aguayo
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Outcomes

Children of mothers with depressive symptoms are at a higher risk for psychosocial, behavioral, and developmental problems. However, the effects of maternal depression on children’s physical growth are not well understood. To address the gaps in the literature, this study examined the association between maternal depressive symptoms, breastfeeding behaviors, and child weight outcomes. Data from 204 mother–child dyads who participated in the STRONG Kids 1 Study were used. Mothers and children were assessed twice when the children were 3 and 4 years old. Height and weight measurements of children and mothers were collected by trained researchers during both assessments. Multiple linear regression and analysis of covariance tests were used to examine the associations between maternal depressive symptoms, breastfeeding, and age and sex-adjusted child body mass index percentile. Recurrent maternal depressive symptoms when the child was 3 and 4 years old were not associated with child body mass index percentiles (BMI-P) at age 4. Mothers who breastfed for at least 6 months had significantly lower depressive symptoms when their children were 3 years of age, but the differences did not persist at age 4. In this community sample, maternal depressive symptoms were not associated with child BMI-P, regardless of breastfeeding duration.

Longitudinal associations between early child weight gain, parent feeding, child self‐regulation , and later child body mass index

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisol Perez ◽  
Laura K. Winstone ◽  
Sarah G. Curci ◽  
Juan C. Hernández ◽  
Jennifer A. Somers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Parent Feeding

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Depressive Symptom Experience Mediates the Impact of Long-Term Exposure to Maternal Depression Symptoms on Adolescents’ Body Mass Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 510-517
Author(s):  
Amber R Cordola Hsu ◽  
Zhongzheng Niu ◽  
Xiaomeng Lei ◽  
Emily Kiresich ◽  
Yawen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptom ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Symptom Experience ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Obesity is a cardiovascular disease risk factor and affects approximately 13.7 million U.S. children and adolescents between the ages 2 and 19 years old in 2015–2016. Purpose To determine the relationship between children’s average long-term exposure to maternal depressive symptoms age 1 month to Grade 6 and adolescents’ body mass index (BMI) z-score at age 15 mediated by the adolescents’ depressive symptom experience. Methods A total of 1,364 infants and their families from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development were recruited. Results Mediation analyses revealed a significant relationship between children’s average long-term exposure to maternal depressive symptoms from age 1 month to Grade 6 and adolescents’ BMI z-score at age 15 (total effect = 0.015, p = .013, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.0032, 0.027). The adolescents’ experience of depressive symptoms significantly mediated this relationship (indirect effect = 0.0021, bias-corrected bootstrapped 95% CI: 0.0004, 0.0044), with this mediated relationship more pronounced in girls. Conclusions Findings indicate the possible existence of a mediating role of adolescents’ depressive symptoms experience in the pathway from average long-term exposure to maternal depressive symptoms during children’s early life to adolescents’ elevated BMI.

The Effect of Parental Feeding Behaviours: And Participation of Children in Organized Sports/Activities On Child Body Mass Index

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Shea ◽  
John J. M. Dwyer ◽  
Elizabeth Shaver Heeney ◽  
Richard Goy ◽  
Janis Randall Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Organized Sports ◽  
Parental Feeding ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
Feeding Behaviours

scholarly journals Challenging the “jolly fat” hypothesis among older adults: High body mass index predicts increases in depressive symptoms over a 5-year period

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Joseph Dearborn ◽  
Michael A Robbins ◽  
Merrill F Elias
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Objectively Measured

Several investigators have observed lowered risk of depression among obese older adults, coining the “jolly fat” hypothesis. We examined this hypothesis using baseline and a 5-year follow-up body mass index, depressive symptoms, and covariates from 638 community-based older adults. High objectively measured body mass index and functional limitations predicted increased future depressive symptoms. However, symptoms did not predict future body mass index. Self-reported body mass index showed similar associations despite underestimating obesity prevalence. Results did not differ on the basis of gender. Results for this study, the first longitudinal reciprocal risk analysis between objectively measured body mass index and depressive symptoms among older adults, do not support the “jolly fat” hypothesis.

Child body mass index, obesity, and proximity to fast food restaurants

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Mellor ◽  
Carrie B. Dolan ◽  
Ronald B. Rapoport
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants

The Relationship Between Habitual Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Cognitive Function in Young Adult Women

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Eka Peng Cox ◽  
Rebecca Cook ◽  
Nicholas O’Dwyer ◽  
Cheyne Donges ◽  
Helen Parker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Normal Ranges

Background: There is evidence that physical activity (PA), sitting time, and obesity may impact cognition, but few studies have examined this in young women. Methods: Healthy women (18–35 y), without conditions that impair cognition, were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Participants completed anthropometric and validated computerized cognitive assessments (IntegNeuro™). Performance on 5 cognitive domains (impulsivity, attention, information processing, memory, and executive function) was reported as z scores. Sitting hours and weekly PA calculated from time in low-, moderate-, and high-intensity activity were obtained via the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Analysis of variance/analysis of covariance, chi-square, and linear regression were used. Results: 299 (25.9 [5.1] y) women (low PA = 19%; moderate PA = 40%; high PA = 41%) participated. High PA women had lower body mass index (high PA = 26.1 [6.5]; moderate PA = 30.0 [8.7]; low PA = 31.0 [11.1] kg/m2; P < .001) and less sitting time (high PA = 6.6 [3.1]; moderate PA = 7.7 [2.8]; low PA = 9.3 [3.6] hr/weekday; P < .0001). Cognitive function was within normal ranges and did not differ between any PA groups (P = .42). Adjusting for body mass index, C-reactive protein, or sitting hours did not alter results. Weak correlations were found between time in high-intensity activity and impulsivity (b = 0.12, r2 = .015; P = .04), and between sitting hours and information processing efficiency (b = −0.18, r2 = .03; P = .002). Valuesare presented as mean (SD). Conclusions: Cognitive function was within the normal range, regardless of PA or sitting time.

scholarly journals Correlation of shift work and waist circumference, body mass index, chronotype and depressive symptoms

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 652-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana da Conceição Antunes ◽  
Manoela Neves da Jornada ◽  
Letícia Ramalho ◽  
Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Metabolic Disturbances ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Health Area

OBJECTIVE: Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study comprising 14 shift workers and 13 day workers. Subjects were workers from the health area aged 25 to 60 years. Minor psychiatric disorders were accessed by Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and depressive symptoms by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chronotype was accessed using Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Anthropometric measures were taken. RESULTS: Shift workers presented higher BMI (P = 0.03) and waist circumference (P = 0.004) than day workers. Years on shift work were significantly correlated to waist circumference (r = 0.43; P = 0.03) and age (r = 0.47; P = 0.02). Shift work was not correlated with depressive symptoms and chronotype. CONCLUSION: These results may suggest a role played by shift work on the development and/or the early clinic manifestations of metabolic disturbances, becoming a risk factor to metabolic syndrome.

scholarly journals Body Mass Index and Depressive Symptoms: Testing for Adverse and Protective Associations in Two Twin Cohort Studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Jokela ◽  
Venla Berg ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
G. David Batty ◽  
Archana Singh-Manoux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Genetic Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Us ◽  
Mz Twins ◽  
Pair Analysis

Studies have suggested both adverse and protective associations of obesity with depressive symptoms. We examined the contribution of environmental and heritable factors in this association. Participants were same-sex twin pairs from two population-based twin cohort studies, the Older Finnish Twin Cohort (n = 8,215; mean age = 44.1) and the US Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS; n = 1,105; mean age = 45.1). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight. Depressive symptoms were assessed using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI; Finnish Twin Cohort), and by negative and positive affect scales (MIDUS). In the Finnish Twin Cohort, higher BMI was associated with higher depressive symptoms in monozygotic (MZ) twins (B = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.0, 3.0) and dizygotic (DZ) twins (B = 1.17, 0.5, 1.9) with BMI >22. This association was observed in within-pair analysis in DZ twins (B = 1.47, CI = 0.4, 2.6) but not in within-pair analysis of MZ twins (B = 0.03, CI = -1.9, 2.0). Consistent with the latter result, a bivariate genetic model indicated that the association between higher BMI and higher depressive symptoms was largely mediated by genetic factors. The results of twin-pair analysis and bivariate genetic model were replicated in the MIDUS sample. These findings suggest an association between obesity and higher depressive symptoms, which is largely explained by shared heritable biological mechanisms.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document