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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1510218

The Association Between A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Depressive Symptoms :A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Data (2011-2018)

Provisionally accepted
ZHENG ZHANG ZHENG ZHANG 1Xiang-Yan Ruan Xiang-Yan Ruan 1wei Ma wei Ma 2*
  • 1 Department of Sports Science, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
  • 2 College of Martial Arts, Hebei Sports College, Shijiazhuang, China

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    OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the relationship between A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and depressive symptoms, and to evaluate the moderating effects of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors. METHODS: We analyzed data from 19,659 participants in the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). ABSI was calculated from waist circumference, height, and BMI. Multiple linear regression models were employed to investigate the association between ABSI and depressive symptoms, with subgroup analyses to examine potential associations within specific populations. RESULTS: Higher ABSI was significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms, after adjusting for covariates including age, sex, race, marital status, poverty-income ratio, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, diabetes, and hypertension. Individuals in the highest ABSI quartile (Q4) had significantly more depressive symptoms compared to those in the lowest quartile (Q1) (β=0.22, 95% CI=0.02 to 0.41, P=0.0323). Subgroup analyses revealed that marital status and hypertension significantly moderated the association between ABSI and depressive

    Keywords: A Body Shape Index, depressive symptoms, crosssectional analysis, NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), Association

    Received: 12 Oct 2024; Accepted: 30 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 ZHANG, Ruan and Ma. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: wei Ma, College of Martial Arts, Hebei Sports College, Shijiazhuang, China

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