Although a substantial part of the overweight and obese show increased depression scores, overweight and obesity are not necessarily depressing. This study tested the fitting of a sample of non-eating disordered overweight and obese people (n=195) into high and low negative affect profiles. Cluster analysis created a subtype high in negative affect (47%) and a subtype low in negative affect (53...

Using data of the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2005-2006, this study examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women from different economic strata in urban India. The study used a separate wealth index for urban India constructed using principal components analysis (PCA). The result shows that prevalence of overweight and obesity is very high in urban a...

We evaluated the associations between overweight and obesity and socio-economic status (SES), behavioral factors, and dietary intake in Thai adults. A nationally representative sample of 6,445 Thais adults (18-70 years) was surveyed during 2004-2005. Information including demographics, SES characteristics, dietary intake, and anthropometrics were obtained. Overall, 35.0% of men, and 44.9% of wo...

In 2004, nearly one-quarter (23%) of Canadians aged 18 or older were obese, and an additional 36% were overweight (data not shown). This means that close to 6 in 10 adults had excess body weight. Excess weight was also apparent among children and adolescents: 8% were obese and 18% were overweight, for a combined obesity/overweight prevalence of 26% among 2to 17-year-olds. These estimates of obe...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between 10 psychotropic agents and worsening BMI from overweight to obesity among inpatients with schizophrenia. A total of 138 patients with schizophrenia were recruited in this retrospective study. We included 23 patients with worsening BMI, from overweight (24≤BMI<27 kg/m²) to obesity (BMI≥27 kg/m²), as the case group and 115 p...

Background: Overweight and obesity in adults are on the rise around world, contributing significantly to noncommunicable disease deaths disability. Women bear a disproportionate burden of when compared with men, which has negative impact their health children. The objective this study was examine country-level prevalence overweight among women reproductive age sub-Saharan countries. Methods: A ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained surgical registry. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk for undergoing a revision procedure following a single-level minimally invasive (MIS) lumbar discectomy (LD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Studies conflict as to whether greater BMI contributes to recurrent herniation and the need...

BACKGROUND Almost half of the adult Dutch population is currently overweight and the prevalence of overweight children is rising at alarming rates as well. Obese children consult their general practitioner (GP) more often than normal weight children. The Dutch government has assigned a key role to the GP in the prevention of overweight.The DOERAK cohort study aims to clarify differences between...