Relationships of Mental Disorders and Weight Status in the Korean Adult Population.
10.3346/jkms.2011.26.1.108
- Author:
Young Kyung SUNWOO
1
;
Jae Nam BAE
;
Bong Jin HAHM
;
Dong Woo LEE
;
Jong Ik PARK
;
Seong Jin CHO
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Jin Yeong KIM
;
Sung Man CHANG
;
Hong Jin JEON
;
Maeng Je CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. jnbae@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Weight Status;
Obesity;
Under Weight;
Mental Disorders;
Body Mass Index
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Alcohol-Related Disorders/diagnosis;
Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis;
*Body Weight;
Depressive Disorder/diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Interviews as Topic;
Male;
Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology;
Middle Aged;
Obesity/diagnosis/epidemiology;
Odds Ratio;
Republic of Korea;
Risk Factors;
Thinness
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011;26(1):108-115
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between weight status and mental disorders, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. A total of nationally representative 6,510 subjects aged 18-64 yr was interviewed in face-to-face household survey. Response rate was 81.7%. Mental disorders were diagnosed using the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI). The subjects reported their heights and weights. After adjusting for age and gender, the lifetime diagnosis of depressive disorder had a significant association with only the underweight group (odds ratio [OR], 1.68, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19-2.38). The association between underweight and depressive disorder was the strongest for subjects with a high education level (OR, 1.75, 95% CI, 1.2-2.56), subjects with a married/cohabiting status (OR, 1.94, 95% CI, 1.17-3.22) and smokers (OR, 2.58, 95% CI, 1.33-4.98). There was no significant association between obesity and depressive disorder in Korea. But there was a significant association between the underweight group and depressive disorder. The relationship between obesity and mental disorder in a Korean population was different from that in a Western population. These results suggest that the differences of traditional cultures and races might have an important effect on the associations between the weight status and mental disorders.
