title: Associations of mood and anxiety disorders with obesity: comparisons by ethnicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to compare the associations of mood and anxiety disorders (12 months and past diagnosis) with obesity among ethnically diverse adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from Caucasians, African American, and Latinos in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), and National Study of American Life (NSAL) were analyzed (n=17,445). Multivariate logistic regression models tested the associations between 12 month and past diagnosis of mood and anxiety disorders with obesity (body mass index ≥ 30kg/m²).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately 52% of the sample was female and 24% obese. Among Caucasians, 12-month mood disorder (OR=1.30, 95% CI=1.05, 1.62), past diagnosis of mood disorder (OR=1.37, 95% CI=1.11, 1.69) and 12-month anxiety disorder (OR=1.40, 95% CI=1.02, 1.68) were associated with greater likelihood of obesity. Among African Americans, past year anxiety disorder (OR=1.63, 95% CI=0.92, 1.67) was associated with greater likelihood of obesity, and a trend toward an association between 12 month mood disorder (OR=1.24, 95% CI=0.92, 1.67) and obesity was observed. Similarly among Latinos, past year anxiety disorder (OR=1.45, 95% CI=1.00, 1.99) was associated with greater likelihood of obesity, and a trend toward an association between 12-month mood disorder (OR=1.26, 95% CI=0.94, 2.01) was observed. Tests of statistical interaction to assess heterogeneity of the associations of mood and anxiety disorders with obesity, comparing African Americans and Latinos to Caucasians, suggest differences in the association of past diagnosis of mood disorder with obesity (P<.10 for both groups).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest similar associations between 12-month mood and anxiety disorders with obesity across groups.
authors: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Department of Psychology, Geneva, NY 14456, United States. bodenlos@hws.edu
authors: Jamie S
authors: JS
authors: Bodenlos
authors: Stephenie C
authors: SC
authors: Lemon
authors: Kristin L
authors: KL
authors: Schneider
authors: Madeline A
authors: MA
authors: August
authors: Sherry L
authors: SL
authors: Pagoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D001213:Asian; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People