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Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007

Overview of attention for article published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, October 2011
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Title
Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, October 2011
DOI 10.1186/1753-2000-5-31
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Paul A Tiffin, Bronia Arnott, Helen J Moore, Carolyn D Summerbell

Abstract

A number of studies have reported significant associations between obesity and poor psychological wellbeing in children but findings have been inconsistent. Methods: This study utilised data from 3,898 children aged 5-16 years obtained from the Health Survey for England 2007. Information was available on Body Mass Index (BMI), parental ratings of child emotional and behavioural health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), self-reported physical activity levels and sociodemographic variables. A multilevel modelling approach was used to allow for the clustering of children within households. Results: Curvilinear relationships between both internalising (emotional) and externalising (behavioural) symptoms and adjusted BMI were observed. After adjusting for potential confounders the relationships between obesity and psychological adjustment (reported externalising and internalising symptoms) remained statistically significant. Being overweight, rather than obese, had no impact on overall reported mental health. 17% of children with obesity were above the suggested screening threshold for emotional problems, compared to 9% of non-obese children. Allowing for clustering and potential confounding variables children classified as obese had an odds ratio (OR) of 2.13 (95% CI 1.39 to 3.26) for being above the screening threshold for an emotional disorder compared to non-obese young people. No cross-level interactions between household income and the relationships between obesity and internalising or externalising symptoms were observed. Conclusions: In this large, representative, UK-based community sample a curvilinear association with emotional wellbeing was observed for adjusted BMI suggesting the possibility of a threshold effect. Further research could focus on exploring causal relationships and developing targeted interventions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 1%
United Kingdom 2 1%
Italy 1 <1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 141 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Doctoral Student 21 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 14%
Researcher 18 12%
Student > Master 18 12%
Student > Bachelor 18 12%
Other 20 14%
Unknown 33 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 32 22%
Psychology 31 21%
Social Sciences 20 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 4%
Sports and Recreations 5 3%
Other 10 7%
Unknown 44 30%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 April 2019.
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#6,689,351
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