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从婴儿期到18岁的BMI轨迹以及新兴成年期的心理健康
Claire Gallagher1, Katrina Lambert2, Jane Pirkis3
1Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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概括
快速的儿童体重增加与年轻成人患抑郁症和心理困扰的风险增加有关. 监测成长是早期心理健康干预的关键.
科学领域:
- 童年发展儿童的发展.
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 有限的研究存在于早期生命的身体质量指数 (BMI) 轨迹和以后的心理健康.
- 了解这些联系可以为早期干预策略提供信息.
研究的目的:
- 研究从婴儿期到18岁的BMI轨迹与新兴成年期的心理健康结果之间的关联.
- 为了确定与心理痛苦和抑郁症相关的特定的BMI模式.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自墨尔本阿托皮队列研究 (MACS) 的数据,其中有434名参与者.
- 使用基于组的轨迹建模,开发了从0.1到18年的BMI轨迹.
- 在18岁和25岁时评估了心理痛苦和抑郁症,通过逻辑回归分析了与BMI轨迹的关联.
主要成果:
- 确定了五个不同的BMI轨迹,从1个月到18年.
- "平均增加至高"的BMI轨迹显示,在25岁时,与稳定的平均BMI相比,中度至严重的心理痛苦 (OR=2.97) 和可能的抑郁症 (OR=3.56) 的几率显著更高.
- 这一轨迹组在18至25岁之间更有可能出现新发性抑郁症 (OR=4.82).
结论:
- 儿童时期过度体重增加与成年期出现的心理健康状况较差有关.
- 强调监测儿童成长对于早期识别心理健康风险的重要性.
- 研究结果表明,儿童和青少年时期的干预是一个关键的窗口.
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