title: Maternal Depression and Childhood Overweight in the CHAMACOS Study of Mexican-American Children.
abstract: Objective Although previous studies have examined the impact of maternal depression on child overweight and obesity, little is known about the relationship in Latino families, who suffer from high risks of depression and obesity. We prospectively investigated the association between depressive symptoms in women with young children and child overweight and obesity (overweight/obesity) at age 7 years among Latino families. Methods Participants included 332 singletons with anthropometric measures obtained at 7 years from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) study, a birth cohort study. Maternal depression was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale when the children were 1, 3.5, and 7 years. Overweight and obesity was measured by body mass index (kg/m(2)) at age 7 years. Results 63 % of women had CES-D scores consistent with depression in at least one of the 3 given assessments. Compared to children whose mothers were never depressed, children whose mothers were depressed at all three assessments had 2.4 times the adjusted odds of overweight/obesity at age 7 years (95 % CI 1.1-5.6). However, a single positive maternal depression screen was not associated with child overweight/obesity and there was no difference in the odds of overweight/obesity by the age of the child when maternal depression occurred. Conclusion Chronic maternal depression during a child's early life was associated with child overweight/obesity at 7 years. Addressing maternal depression is a critical component of comprehensive obesity prevention and treatment strategies for Latino children.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Program, Division of Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.|Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute, Oakland, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Audelo
authors.affiliation: Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kogut
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute, Oakland, CA, USA.|Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kim G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harley
authors.affiliation: Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.|Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rosas
authors.affiliation: Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Program, Division of Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. eskenazi@berkeley.edu.|Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA, USA. eskenazi@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eskenazi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011203:Poverty; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Child obesity; Childhood overweight; Depression; Mexican-Americans; Poverty