title: Child and adolescent affective and behavioral distress and elevated adult body mass index.
abstract: Obesity rates throughout the world have risen rapidly in recent decades, and are now a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Several studies indicate that behavioral and affective distress in childhood may be linked to elevated adult body mass index (BMI). The present study utilizes data from a 20-year longitudinal study to examine the relations between symptoms of conduct disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and depression during late childhood and mid-adolescence and BMI during emerging adulthood. Data were analyzed using multiple regression. Results suggest that childhood and adolescent problems may influence adult BMI through direct impacts on adolescent overweight, a condition which then persists into adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Center for Equity Promotion, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. hmcclure@uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Heather H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kjellstrand
authors.forename: J Josh
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snodgrass
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult