Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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A Comparison of the Depressive Predisposition between Obese and Non-Obese Elderly

노년기 비만군과 정상 체중군 간의 우울 성향 비교

  • Mune, June-Sik (Graduate School of Public Health Science & Welfare Management, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Ho (Graduate School of Public Health Science & Welfare Management, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Chun, Sae-Il (Graduate School of Public Health Science & Welfare Management, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Ho-Suk (Department of Psychiatry, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine)
  • 문준식 (포천중문의과대학교 보건복지대학원) ;
  • 이용호 (포천중문의과대학교 보건복지대학원) ;
  • 전세일 (포천중문의과대학교 보건복지대학원) ;
  • 서호석 (포천중문의과대학교 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2007.09.30
  • Accepted : 2007.10.22
  • Published : 2007.10.31
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Abstract

Objective : Obesity has been considered to be associated with numerous physical, mental and psychological diseases. Depression, which is a major psychological factor affecting occurrence and treatment of obesity, can be a cause of obesity as well as can be triggered by obesity. This study aimed to find out the need of positive consideration to the existence of depressive mood in the management of obesity. Methods : A total of 101 subjects were enrolled among those who were 60 years old and over at one local clinic. Obese group (n=49) was defined as BMI${\geqq}$25 and normal weight group (n=52) as 20$5.2{\pm}2.5$) was significantly higher than that of the normal weight group ($3.8{\pm}1.7$)(p<0.05). In male subjects, there was no significant difference in the mean GDSSF-K score between both groups, but in female subjects, the mean GDSSF-K score of the obese group, $6.4{\pm}2.6$ was significantly higher than that of the normal weight group ($4.0{\pm}1.8$)(p<0.05). Conclusion : The elderly obese group showed higher depressive scale score than elderly normal weight group, especially in female elderly. Since the elderly obese female group had a depressive predisposition, comprehensive management including mental and psychological approach is required in obesity control programs.

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